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Skip Bedell shows a simple way to fly the American flag this Memorial Day with Atlantic Flag & Pole One of the first American flags to bear a 45th star representing Utah has been brought back to the state’s capital after the family that had treasured the piece of history for decades decided to donate it to the government, according to a report.  Jan Benson and his family earlier this month turned the 125-year-old flag over to the Utah State Capitol, where it will be displayed for the public to enjoy, KSL.com news' Carter Williams reported. "I’ve always felt that this flag didn’t really...

Deseret News ‘It belongs to the public’: Family donates first 45-star banner to fly over the U.S. Capitol Share this story Serge Horton Benson, center, and Jan Benson salute the 45-star flag that has been in their family after presenting it to the state at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. It is the original 45-star flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol when Utah became the 45th state in 1896. It will be displayed on the first floor of the Utah Capitol. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News For years Jan Benson felt conflicted about a piece of Utah and American history that hi...

Utah was the 45th star on the American flag. Now one of the first flags to include it has come home Carter Williams © Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Serge Horton Benson, center, and Jan Benson salute the 45-star flag that has been in their family after presenting it to the state at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. It is the original 45-star flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol when Utah became the 45th state in 1896. It will be displayed on the first floor of the Utah Capitol. For years Jan Benson felt conflicted about a piece of Utah and American histo...