Strong winds last Saturday forced the flag retirement ceremony hosted by the American Legion and Scouts of America to be rescheduled for this Saturday, Nov. 23.
The Boy Scouts of Troop 261, Cub Scouts of Pack 261 and Girl Scouts of Troop 621 will properly discard hundreds of flags during the annual retirement ceremony, held at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines, Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.
The Ocean City-based scout troops will place worn and torn flags into a fire pit for a respectful burning, in accordance with the U.S. Flag Code. Ocean Pines Public Works and the Bishopville Volunteer Fire Company will assist during the ceremony.
Worn U.S. flags are still being collected at American Legion Post #166 on 24th Street in Ocean City, Post #123 (10111 Old Ocean City Blvd.) and Post #231 (104 Showell Street) in Berlin, and at the Ocean Pines Community Center in White Horse Park, until Friday.
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5 comments:
We see lots of flags flying at homes in the area that should be retired and replaced.
Well knock on the door and do something about it snowflake!
Watching Kaepernick and how he disrespects the flag I'm glad there are still some good American's that love it.
Does the American Legion or VFW accept retired flags year-round? I have several I've been hanging onto and i missed this drop-off event. anyone that knows, please reply. Thanks.
Give ragged flags to the Boyscouts, they will do a burning and disposal as a project. I belive they do it twice a year.
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