Flag Day is every day for some South Bay patriots From: Daily Breeze | Date: June 14, 2002| Author: Josh Grossberg | Copyright 2002 Daily Breeze. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Flag Day is every day for some South Bay patriots

OBSERVANCE: Renewed interest in the holiday boosts the spirits of those who always display the nation's symbol.

Today may be Flag Day, but you wouldn't know it by looking outside Gene Dedeaux's Gardena home. He flies his flag every day of the year.

"I'm very proud of the flag and the country it represents," said the 82-year-old veteran of World War II and the Korean War.

"I think we're the best country in the world r...

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