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Analyst jack jacobs. colonel jack, thank you for joining us back here on "taking the hill." >> hi, patrick. >> colonel, what inspired him to begin painting these flag memorials? >> well, i think he's just a dedicated patriotic person who grew up in a relatively conservative area of new york city, out in staten island. he didn't serve himself, but he's got a lot of relatives who did serve. and i think he missed -- he feels strongly about having missed the opportunity to serve. and he's a great artist. he's really very, very talented. started painting these flags before 9/11, and then after the ...
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