Military family presents flags to Hanna Springs Elementary

  • A Blackhawk helicopter is shown here. Flags flown from a military helicopter over Kuwait have been donated to Hanna Springs Elementary School. COURTESY PHOTO
    A Blackhawk helicopter is shown here. Flags flown from a military helicopter over Kuwait have been donated to Hanna Springs Elementary School. COURTESY PHOTO
  • Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allen Cain sits inside a Blackhawk helicopter on deployment to Saudia Arabia. COURTESY PHOTO
    Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allen Cain sits inside a Blackhawk helicopter on deployment to Saudia Arabia. COURTESY PHOTO
  • Maria Gonzalez, Miguel Cain, center, and Carlos Rodriquez — holding a phone that shows Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allen Cain on FaceTime — pose with a flag and certificate at Hanna Springs Elementary School. COURTESY PHOTO
    Maria Gonzalez, Miguel Cain, center, and Carlos Rodriquez — holding a phone that shows Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allen Cain on FaceTime — pose with a flag and certificate at Hanna Springs Elementary School. COURTESY PHOTO

    Maria Gonzalez and her husband, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allen Cain, gave American flags last week to their sons’ classes at Hanna Springs Elementary School.

    Soldiers flew the flags from a Blackhawk helicopter over Kuwait on Oct. 30 at Cain’s request.

    Cain, an air defense artillery officer, is serving a one-year deployment to Saudi Arabia.

    Gonzalez, who recently retired as an Army captain, said her fa…