
1/24: Face painting during the Armed Forces Freedom Festival Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Brainerd.

2/24: Flag folding during the Armed Forces Freedom Festival Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Brainerd.

3/24: Flag folding during the Armed Forces Freedom Festival Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Brainerd.

4/24: Retiring the flag with grace and dignity, the Brainerd Honor Guard performs a flag ceremony that involves burning old and damaged flags in a respectful manner during the Armed Forces Freedom Festival Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Brainerd Veterans for Foreign Wars in downtown near Sixth and Laurel streets.

5/24: Retiring the flag with grace and dignity, the Brainerd Honor Guard performs a flag ceremony that involves burning old and damaged flags in a respectful manner during the Armed Forces Freedom Festival Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Brainerd Veterans for Foreign Wars in downtown near Sixth and Laurel streets.

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Growing up in the Brainerd lakes area I realized that I never wanted to leave, so it is a true blessing that I was able to find a job at the Dispatch doing something I love. As a visual journalist, I work in the mediums of photography and videography to bring our readers everything from sports, hard news, weather and local events to slice of life documentation of our coverage area.