MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A bicentennial American flag that was stolen nearly 40 years ago from a New Hampshire park has been returned by its remorseful thief.
The flag was stolen in 1976 while the Weston Observatory in Manchester was being repaired. WMUR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1wbMDzH ) that someone climbed the scaffolding and snatched the flag, causing an uproar in the community.
The flag was recently mailed to the Manchester Historic Association from Arizona with a note of apology signed by “a flawed son of Manchester.” The thief wrote that he had regretted taking the flag for many years.
Jeff Barraclough of the Manchester Historic Association says they don’t know who stole the flag but they’re thankful to have it back.
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Information from: WMUR-TV, http://wmur.com
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No one who didn’t live through the Bicentennial can grasp what a strange, strange year it was.