From staff reports
A group consisting mostly of veterans waves flags every Friday at the corner of Petroleum and Front streets in Oil City to show their support for service members in harm’s way overseas.
They’ve been doing this since shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, and the group has now been joined by its oldest and youngest members by far.
After landing on Omaha Beach, Smith’s unit began moving heavy machinery across Europe. He said his unit built temporary “Bailey” bridges to get equipment over the rivers to the soldiers who were air-dropped in during the invasion.
Maggie Snyder is a fourth-grader at Hasson Heights Elementary School who joins her grandfather, Howard Snyder, one of the original members of the group. She said she looks forward to standing on the corner each week with “Pappap” and his friends.
“I wave the flag to support the troops,” Maggie said. She also says she likes when people honk their horns when they see her waving her flag.
