Photo by Tarmo Hannula

Members of VFW Post 1716 get help from Watsonville Fire Department Thursday in replacing two flags that once flew above the VFW building on Freedom Boulevard.

Thieves recently stole the American flag and a POW/MIA flag along with the rope. Veteran Bob Erbe (center, right) said VFW contacted Watsonville Fire to get with from tiller unit crew to reattach the rope and hoist the flags back to their original spot atop the pole. VFW officials did not file a police report.

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Tarmo Hannula
Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. More recently Good Times & Press Banner. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.

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