SCHERTZ, Texas – Nearly 6,000 American flags now line Schertz Parkway thanks to one local Eagle Scout who is determined to show off his patriotic spirit. Eagle Scout candidate Kyle Dorsey, with the help of Schertz Boy Scout Troop 51, lined both sides of a 2.5-mile stretch of the parkway Friday morning. Their efforts are part of a new program called Project Flagline, which is meant to lift spirits after the cancellation of the City of Schertz Independence Day Parade and Jubilee. A group of about 40 volunteers consisting of adults and children also lent a hand in the effort on Friday. RELATED: City of Schertz cancels 45th Annual 4th of July Jubilee

SAN ANTONIO – The full length of Northwest Military Highway is now lined with American Flags from Loop 410 to Camp Bullis. Close to 150 volunteers spent Friday morning planting more than 5,000 flags. The flag-placing event is sponsored by the American Spirit Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to support of the military. Myers and her sisters, whose father served in the military, believe planting the flags was a meaningful gesture. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, troops trekked on foot some 22 miles down the corridor that is now Northwest Military Highway from Fort Sam Houston to Camp Bullis for artillery training and then back again.