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Flags for Heroes honors frontline workers

Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary flying more than 480 U.S. flags in two-week tribute
Members of the Rotary Club of Lewes-Rehoboth Beach put up the last of more than 480 U.S. flags during their May 16 Flags for Heroes project setup. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
Ron MacArthur
May 18, 2020

Each Memorial Day for the past seven years, members of the Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club have joined the Flags for Heroes project to honor veterans, active-duty military and first responders. As with many other things, this year is different. The more than 480 U.S. flags along Kings Highway, Lewes, are flying in tribute to healthcare workers, police and other first responders, grocery store and restaurant workers, delivery drivers, educators and volunteers who are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.

The flags will fly in front of the Cape Henlopen School District administration office the week before and the week after Memorial Day. Then, they will fly again for two weeks around Veterans Day in November. Sponsorships for the Veterans Day flags are available at FlagsForHeroes-LRRC.com.

Long lines of U.S. flags blow in the wind along Kings Highway in Lewes in a salute to heroes in the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. flags will be flying in front of the Cape Henlopen School District administration building over the next two weeks.
Taking part in the opening ceremony for 2020 Flags for Heroes are (l-r) Dave Keller, chairman; Tom Protack, Beebe Medical Foundation president; Ted Becker, Lewes mayor; Bill Ferguson, Rotary district governor; David Tam, Beebe Healthcare president and CEO; and Bill Huntley, co-chairman.

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