Soldiers from Fort Detrick raise the US Flag as part of the annual Flag Raising Celebration at Whittier Elementary School on Mon. Aug. 28. The event is a long- standing tradition between Whittier Elementary and Fort Detrick which kicks off the beginning of each school year.

Soldiers from Fort Detrick raise the US Flag as part of the annual Flag Raising Celebration at Whittier Elementary School on Mon. Aug. 28. The event is a long- standing tradition between Whittier Elementary and Fort Detrick which kicks off the beginning of each school year.