Southfield's Serra Chevrolet holds special flag day

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A Southfield auto dealership held a special flag day and retirement ceremony Wednesday at its location on Telegraph Road just north of Interstate 696.

The event was planned and organized by the Dunham-Ray VFW Post 2645 and the Southfield Fire Department.

"People who have witnessed a flag dedication and retirement ceremony are always struck by what an emotional, lump-in-your-throat event it is," said Serra Chevrolet General Manager Greg Brown. "There will be veterans in uniform, fire fighters and fire trucks, a flag-raising with bugles playing. We're excited and proud be a part of it."

Serra Chevrolet opened its new 36,000 square foot facility at 28111 Telegraph Road in Southfield this past January. The three huge flags flying in front of the dealership, the largest at 30' x 60', make the dealership highly visible to drivers along Telegraph and I-696. Behind the building are two117-foot high wind turbines that generate electricity for the facility.