Description of a colorful patriotic display that highlighted the Revolutionary War era, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the 1976 Bicentennial. A number of anecdotes about Stow and Munroe Falls residents being involved in patriotic U.S. events are recounted. Anecdotes about the following individuals are included: Archibald Willard, Rev. Samuel Willard, Roy Heimbaugh, Jacob Spriggel, George North Sr, George Wolf, and Michael Ebel.