110819 The opening ceremony for the 24-hour Veterans Vigil at the Avenue of Flags in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse

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Dwain Adkins, a US Army veteran, speaks as flags wave around him Friday during the opening ceremony for the 24-hour Veterans Vigil at the Avenue of Flags in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore. Honorably discharged military veterans will stand guard during the vigil which runs from 4 p.m. Friday through 4 p.m. Saturday.