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Honor the stars and stripes. >> each patriotic holiday a special flag is flown over the george washington bridge. it's the largest free flying american flag in the world. how do they fly it? some very special access next. >> i'm glad i didn't wear high heels to this. glad i didn't we high heels for this. i didn't need that kind of i didn't need that kind of equipment. heartburn! no one burns on my watch! try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmm...amazing. i have heartburn. alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. i built my business with p...

It. it comes out of this tube. >> the tube helps shield the flag from the elements and from thousands of drivers who pass under it and likely don't even know it's there. oh. >> that goes straight down to the roadway. we're conscious to make sure nothing can fall in there. >> you have to see this. although most of the flag flying operations are high tech, i found out repairs can rely on some good old fashioned handiwork. >> patches or anything like that have to be sewn on if the flag gets ripped in the wind. we do sewing. >> did you do it yourself? >> i have done sewing. >> i bet you didn't thi...

Free-falling flfree-fall i -- free flying flag is hard to miss when it happens. >> the fleet passes hawaiian shores. >> the tradition dates back nearly 70 years to veterans day, 1947. a sign of victory and honor for those who served in world war ii. the flag hanging today is the largest free flying american flag in the world and remains a sign of american pride on major national holidays. >> we do it every holiday. memorial day, labor day, veterans day. we should do it more than they let us. that's not up to us. >> for this team of men, it's more than just another day at the office. >> i think...

And there was a concern that there might be other targets and us being one of them. we wanted to get it out there. we wanted to let everybody know that we may have gotten a kick, but we're not down. >> from world war ii to 9/11, to today on national holidays, a special flag is lowered to be raised. a simple act that provokes deep reflection on what our country was, is and will be. >> you swell with pride when that flag comes out. it's just incredible. and it's a great honor to be able to do that for the people, for the port authority, for the veterans, it's just a great honor. >> that symbol o...

That flag comes out. it's just incredible. pride whe that flag comes out. it is just incredible. we always were told we were german. we were in a german dance group. i wore lederhosen. so i just started poking around on ancestry. then, i decided to have my dna tested through ancestry dna. it turns out i'm scottish. so, i traded in my lederhosen for a kilt.