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Texas Diary: John Volker
My name is John Volker and I am 10 years old. My Dad woke me up at 2:30 in the morning so we could go and watch the flag run through Lewisville, TX. We waited on the side of the road until the flag got there. We thought we were just going to watch, but when it got there I just had to run. My brother and 3 sisters ran too and my parents followed in the van. We ran behind the other runners. All the runners were passing the flag around. When I got to hold the flag, I felt a rush of freedom go through my body. I held the flag as high as I could. Running with the flag was an experience that I will never forget. Thank you.

John Volker
Flower Mound, TX



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