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LAST U.S. COMBAT FLAG UP FOR AUCTION

The last American combat flag used in Vietnam, now being sold. (PRNewsFoto/Alexander Historical Auctions L)

(FoxNews) – The last American combat flag from the Vietnam War is being put
up for auction.

War hero Army Col. Chester Bailey McCoid took the large flag with him when
he became the last ground force soldier to leave the South Vietnam port city
of Da Nang on March 29, 1973, a month before the fall of Saigon.

According to the Washington Examiner, the flag is being sold by the Maryland
auctioneer Alexander Historical Auctions. The live and online auction of the
flag and other historic mementos is slated for this week on Tuesday and
Wednesday.

Bill Panagopulos, president of the auction house, called the flag “a historic
relic from a war which still stirs controversy at its very mention.” He expects
the flag to fetch at least $10,000 or as much as $50,000. 

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REMEMBER THIS GRESHAM LANDMARK?

Zims  1
1950 

                          
                         

Zims 3
1980

Zimmerman’s 12-Mile Store was located at 223rd and SE Stark Street.

The 12 mile store opened in 1938 by Carl Zimmerman as a small gas station
and grocery store (top photo). The store soon expanded to 30,000 square
feet with a butcher department, pharmacy and a post office. The building
was demolished in 2005 and replaced with Weston Kia (below).


The corner of 223rd and S.E. Stark St. as it looks today.

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ELVIS MET THE PRESIDENT ON THIS DAY IN 1970


From left: President Richard M. Nixon and Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley went to the White House to volunteer his services to President Nixon
on fighting the nation’s drug problems. He gave Nixon a chrome-plated Colt .45
pistol and Nixon gave Elvis a Narcotics Bureau badge (shown below).

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PUBLICATION FROM 1968

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REMEMBER THESE?


Nostalgic Registration Card Holder for Steering Column


A Registration Holder for the vehicle Sun Visor.

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