Flag Store Provided Patriotic Decor and a Shoulder After 9/11
American Eagle Flag, LLC became a place for the community to gather during a time of tragedy.
As John and Barbara Sullivan unfolded an 8-by-12-foot American flag, they became emotional. It had been 10 years since they looked at the flag that was signed by thousands just after 9/11. “This is even hard for us,” John said. The couple, owners of American Eagle Flag, LLCon Lacey Road in Forked River, never anticipated that their product would become a hot commodity and under the circumstances, they wished it hadn’t. “Our business is the pulse of how the country is feeling at the time,” John said. “Many times when business is booming, it means the country is in turmoil.” John was working in the office when he heard that two hijacked planes had flown into the Twin Towers. When he went downstairs to open the doors, he just expected a few …
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