MAYER, Ariz.—A 30-by-60-foot Old Glory unfurled like a mainsail in a stiffening wind at Foothills Ranch in Mayer, Arizona, on Flag Day.
Raising the massive nylon flag was no simple task. A dozen volunteers carefully carried it to the twin flagpoles, ensuring it never touched the ground, as flag etiquette requires.
“Cradle it like you would a baby,” Wes Holmes, who owns the ranch with his wife, Phyllis Holmes, told the volunteers.
“What a beauty,” one woman said as the giant flag caught the wind.
For Wes and Phyllis Holmes, honoring the flag is not a once-a-year observance.
At Foothills Ranch, patriotism flies large year-round from a towering pole visible from Route 69….