By RICK MILLER
Olean Star
KILL BUCK — It is one of the most patriotic Veterans Day displays in Cattaraugus County.
More than 1,000 American flags are part of a Veterans Day display by Alan Robison of Kill Buck Road in the town of Great Valley. The display surrounds his home.
It began in 2010 as a tribute to his late father, Willis Robison, who served in the U.S. Air Force. The display has grown to include military flags and figures representing each of the military services. At the center of the display is the first sign he made: “Thank U ALL Vets.”
The flag display is also up each Sept. 11, the date of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and in Shanksville, Pa., where Flight 93 crashed while passengers fought the hijackers.
In recent years, the flag display has also gone up around Memorial Day.
Over the years, a lot of veterans have told Robison just how much the display means to them. Vehicles often honk their horns when passing the flag house out of respect.
He’s also received thank you letters addressed to the Kill Buck Flag House.
An American flag flies from a flagpole at the center of the display.
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