Sam goes to Hopewell's Flag Days, which is an event featuring sidewalk sales around the courthouse.
"All of the flags flying from the stores that week made Sam preoccupied with the Vietcong flag Emmett had flown from the courthouse clock tower years before. She felt like flying a Vietcong flag herself. She was feeling the delayed stress of the Vietnam War. It was her inheritance."
Dawn's pregnancy test turned out positive. Now she is afraid to tell her boyfriend the news. As Sam walks around Flag Days, she sees a friend of Emmett's who is also a veteran. They discuss the egret Emmett is always looking for. Sam then sees two other vets, Jim and Tom. They are gathering signatures for a petition to the V.A. about Agent Orange. Sam is attracted to.....
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