Why this man helps create a patriotic display in Sandston honoring heroes: 'It's very humbling'
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On a small plot of land in Sandston, Virginia is a big showing of appreciation: 140 American flags fly beside C&F Bank off Williamsburg Road.
It's an initiative by Sandston's Rotary Club called "Flags to Heroes."
Member Tracy Pendleton helped place nametags on the flagpoles, just underneath the stars and stripes.
"It's a very humbling event when you start hearing some of the stories behind some of these folks. We've had the leader of the Bedford Boys. Bedford, Virginia lost the highest per capita in WW2, one of those gentlemen is sponsored here," Pendleton said. "We've had a gentleman who was sunk by German submarines and was picked up through a caravan, still alive."
Around 60 different names are on display, many of them are those of former or current military members.
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