Ocean City Boardwalk Club Flag Raising Grabs Attention Nationally

In a longstanding tradition that has become more popular since 9/11, the Ocean City Boardwalk Club raises an Amercian flag each morning. People are taking notice, including Fox News.

Beachgoers, joggers and passersby stop to salute. It’s a longstanding local tradition that has grown since 9/11 and now - thanks to social media - people across America are taking notice.

A Facebook video has been watched nearly 9 million times since a recent posting.

Seth Bazacas and Kyle Plachta, spoke about the ceremony on national TV recently.

Plachta told Fox and Friends it’s “remarkable” to see people slowly come to a stop and honor the flag.

“The flag-raising started as a way to just open up the water park. And after 9/11, the response from the community, the veterans really took hold and people really took an extra personal initiative in [saying] ‘we’re gonna support our country in this way,” Bazacas said.

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