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Separately, Middendorf pleaded guilty to destruction of government property for striking a window at the U.S. Capitol with a flagpole on Jan. 6.
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
The complaint says he was identified on video assaulting officers with a flagpole on the steps of the Capitol.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
At least one of them was stabbed with a flagpole topped by an American eagle.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, volunteers with the Massapequa Fire Department had to erect a 65-foot ladder to bring monkeys down from flagpoles, according to the New York Times.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
The complaint says he was identified on video assaulting officers with a flagpole on the steps of the Capitol.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
At least one of them was stabbed with a flagpole topped by an American eagle.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, volunteers with the Massapequa Fire Department had to erect a 65-foot ladder to bring monkeys down from flagpoles, according to the New York Times.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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