CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A small army of volunteers gathered at VFW Post 3837 in Calallen for a very special mission — assembling 1,000 U.S. flags that will be installed at the Borchard Fairgrounds for the 5th annual Coastal Bend Flags of Valor.

The kick-off ceremony will be held on November 6, with the flags remaining on display through December 3.

Among the volunteers who helped assemble the flags were Flour Bluff High School students from the NJROTC program, who saw the event as an opportunity to give back to their community.

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"As NJROTC, our main goal isn't to make more people in the military but to become better citizens and to be more involved in our community," said Connor Nguyen, a senior in the program. "By helping out here for our veterans, our local community service or

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