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While some people commemorate the United States flag as part of National Flag Day each June 14, others continue to honor the flag during the course of their day's work. Such is the case for Ral Seches, a custodian for the past 35 years with the Division of Facilities Planning and Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. One of Seches' responsibilities at his workplace, Bascom Hall, is to periodically check the American and state of Wisconsin flags that flutter from the building's rooftop, and lower them to half-staff when called upon by state order. To access the flags, Seches must climb up a series of ladders into the building's dusty attic, and then work through a hatch in the building's roof to adjust the pulley-controlled flagpole ropes. Seches is pictured here on June 4, 2009.

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© University of Wisconsin-Madison 2009 / Staff photo by Jeff Miller. This image is shared for portfolio viewing only and is not available for license.
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While some people commemorate the United States flag as part of National Flag Day each June 14, others continue to honor the flag during the course of their day's work. Such is the case for Ral Seches, a custodian for the past 35 years with the Division of Facilities Planning and Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. One of Seches' responsibilities at his workplace, Bascom Hall, is to periodically check the American and state of Wisconsin flags that flutter from the building's rooftop, and lower them to half-staff when called upon by state order. To access the flags, Seches must climb up a series of ladders into the building's dusty attic, and then work through a hatch in the building's roof to adjust the pulley-controlled flagpole ropes. Seches is pictured here on June 4, 2009.