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9 times the Stars and Stripes provided hope among the wreckage [SLIDESHOW]

Brad Matthews Contributor
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From the Civil War when we fought each other, to World War II where we fought some of the worst tyrannies in the canon of human crime, the flag has served as symbol and inspiration to all Americans.

In the modern era, it has flown in times of victory and in times of national healing.

Here are 10 times the Stars and Stripes provided hope among the wreckage.

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