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The practice is also done by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, as well as the Boy Scouts of America. Posting the colors requires that a color guard team move the colors (usually the American flag , the state flag , the service flag , and the unit flag ) from a carried position and placed into a stand.
Cub Scouts use the two finger Scout sign and salute—the sign is presented with the fingers apart to represent the ears of Akela the wolf. Scouts BSA, Venturers and Sea Scouts use the three finger sign and salute. The Scout sign is performed with the upper arm parallel to the ground and the forearm vertical, forming a right angle at the elbow. [9]
Cub Scouts is a Scouting America program available to coeducational children from kindergarten through fifth grade (or 5 to 10 years of age) and their families. Its membership is the largest of the five main Scouting America divisions (Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Exploring and Sea Scouting).
Ed Bellman, an Eagle Scout and sergeant for Monroe Township Fire-Rescue Department, assists Merin Merkle with folding flags, as part of the flag retirement ceremony at Merkle Funeral Service.
Jun. 15—NORTHUMBERLAND — Ahead of Tuesday's flag retirement ceremony at the Northumberland American Legion Post 44, 11-year-old Boy Scout Christian Booth said it was a little surprising that ...
Jun. 7—MOULTRIE, Ga. — Have you ever wondered why U.S. flags are folded in triangle rather than a rectangle? Do you know why U.S. flags are retired by fire? These questions will be answered ...
This format remained in place until 1998 when it was changed to an 8 1/2 x 11 booklet. In the booklet, the Pre-Ordeal Ceremony and the Ordeal Ceremony could be found along with the Legend in poetic form. The Brotherhood Ceremony was made in a booklet only in 1936 remaining a mimeographed document until then. [11]
American Legion Post 265 in Fort Walton Beach holds their annual flag retirement ceremony.