In celebration of Flag Day on June 14, members of the American Legion Post 16 held a flag retirement ceremony to properly dispose of worn out United States flags. The U.S. Flag Code specifies that “The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”
The American Legion Post 16 held a flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day, June 14, at the post in Homer, Alaska. Left to right are Richard Turner, 1st Vice Commander; David Bolton, Sergeant at Arms; Tom Gregoire – Commander; Larry Peppers – Post 16 member, and Paula Gallagher – Post Auxiliary Chaplain. (Nona Safra/Homer Independent Press)
Flags are ready to be properly disposed of in a ceremony the American Legion Post 16 held on Flag Day, June 14, at the post in Homer, Alaska. (Nona Safra/Homer Independent Press)
Flags are ceremoniously disposed of at a flag retirement ceremony the American Legion Post 16 held on Flag Day, June 14, at the post in Homer, Alaska. (Nona Safra/Homer Independent Press)
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