“Papa Jack” Cowley, a 30-year veteran of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, is at Station Woods Hole, Mass., holds a bag containing American flags, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Cowley, 92, uses a large portion of his social security income each month to purchase and distribute American flags, and has given away more than 1,800 flags to date. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class LaNola Stone.

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