STC Students Present Metal Flags to First Responders

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — They are often referred to as unsung heroes. We’re talking about first responders.

Some students at Southeast Technical College are using their own specialized training to let them know how much they are all appreciated by cutting and painting metal American flags.

Those flags were presented to several agencies Tuesday morning.

The welding instructor at Southeast Technical College says his students were excited for the project.

“My students when I said hey here’s kind of what we want to do, they jumped in and said we would like to be on that project. It was kind of like move aside old man, we got this. I was like hey, appreciate the enthusiasm,” said Dennis Howard, Welding Instructor at Southeast Technical College.

It took them around a month to complete 16 flags.

Some of the agencies that got flags Tuesday include Sioux Falls Police, Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office and Sioux Falls Fire Rescue.

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