ADVISORY/Historic American Flags Fly High at the Presidio on Flag Day; Free Family Activities and Flag Center Exhibit Highlight June 14th Celebration.

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ADVISORY...Saturday (June 14)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:   A collection of rare historic American flags will be raised in
        ceremony on Flag Day in San Francisco's Presidio as part of
        festivities surrounding The American Flag: Two Centuries of
        Concord & Conflict, an exhibit of more than 100 American flags
        and related Stars and Stripes memorabilia on view at the
        Presidio Officers' Club through July 31st. Admission is FREE.

        Rarely made available for public viewing and even more rarely
        flown, these historic American flags will be hoisted up the
        Presidio's Main Post FlagPole:

        --  A 26-star U.S. flag dating from 1837, commemorating
            Michigan statehood;

        --  The 34-star "Grand Luminary" U.S. flag that was flown in
            mourning above the New York Central Railroad Station at
            Albany on April 26, 1865, when President Abraham Lincoln's
            Funeral Train stopped there on its journey to Springfield,
            IL.

        --  A replica of a vintage 1770's U.S. "Continental Colors,"
            measuring 30 feet in length;

        --  A 35-star U.S. flag bearing the motto "Our Policy the Will
            of the People"; and

        --  A 15-Star, 15-Stripe replica of the Star Spangled Banner
            circa 1812.

WHEN:   Saturday, June 14, 2003 (ADMISSION TO ALL EVENTS IS FREE)

        --  Raising of Historic American Flags: 12 Noon-1:30 p.m.

        --  Family activities hosted by The Presidio Trust: 11:00
            a.m.-1:30 p.m.

        --  Flag Center Exhibit Hours: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

WHY:    The flags are from the Zaricor Flag Collection of more than
        1,500 flags and related items collected through the 32-year
        effort of Ben Zaricor, founder of Good Earth(R) Teas. In
        cooperation with flag historians, experts and enthusiasts from
        around the world, Zaricor is working to establish a permanent
        Flag Center in San Francisco.

        The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord and Conflict marks
        only the third time flags from this internationally acclaimed
        collection have been publicly displayed. Sponsored by Good
        Earth(R) Teas, Pentagram and The Presidio Trust, the exhibit
        is open 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-8:00
        p.m. Wednesday (Closed Monday & Tuesday).

WHERE:  Presidio Officers' Club, 50 Moraga Avenue (Arguello Gate)
        at the Presidio San Francisco

VISITOR INFO: 415/561-5500 or www.atthepresidio.org