SLIDE SHOW: Operation P.R.I.D.E. raises its largest American flag yet

Published 4:06 pm Friday, July 10, 2026

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Operation P.R.I.D.E. raises its 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Visitors watch as Operation P.R.I.D.E. raises its 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Commander of American Legion Post 23 and Marine Lance Corp. Malcolm Cherry plays the bugle as Operation P.R.I.D.E. raises its 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Local veterans salute as Operation P.R.I.D.E. raises its 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Lt. Gen. Steve Basham speaks at a ceremony for the raising of Operation P.R.I.D.E.’s 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb speaks at a ceremony for the raising of Operation P.R.I.D.E.’s 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Lainey Tinius sings the National Anthem as Operation P.R.I.D.E. raises its 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Visitors recite the Pledge of Allegiance as Operation P.R.I.D.E. raises its 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Sherry Murphy speaks at a ceremony for the raising of Operation P.R.I.D.E.’s 17th and largest American flag outside the new Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Operation P.R.I.D.E. raises its 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Michelle Gorman, Visit BGKY board chairwoman, speaks at a ceremony for the raising of Operation P.R.I.D.E.’s 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Former Warren County Judge-Executive Mike Buchanon speaks at a ceremony for the raising of Operation P.R.I.D.E.’s 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Visitors take videos on their phones as Operation P.R.I.D.E. raises its 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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A group of local veterans gather together after Operation P.R.I.D.E. raised its 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

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Operation P.R.I.D.E. raises its 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192 foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)

Operation P.R.I.D.E. raised its 17th and largest American flag outside the new Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau building off Ewing Way on Friday, July 10, 2026. The 50-foot-by-80-foot flag sits atop a 192-foot flagpole, the largest pole allowed by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to former Bowling Green Mayor and Operation PRIDE Board of Directors co-chairman Johnny Webb.

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