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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 ...
The ceremonies honored the traditions of each participating organization, with retiring American flags collected by American Legion Post 53.
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.
Flags that should be retired can be dropped off this week at the Shelby Girl Scout House, 52 E. Maxwell Dr. Shelby Girl Scouts to hold American flag retirement ceremony on Nov. 10 Skip to main content
The American Legion, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, TrailLife USA, U.S. Armed Forces, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and other organizations regularly conduct dignified flag retirement ceremonies. [8] The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything. [9]
The Scout sign is used while making or reaffirming the Beaver Scout, Cub Scout or Scout Promise and at no other time. The Scout salute is the same but held to the forehead rather than vertically, and is used to salute the Union Flag, section/group colours, or at funerals or the National Anthem. [6] The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association uses both ...
The American Legion and other organizations regularly conduct flag retirement ceremonies, often on Flag Day, June 14. (The Boy Scouts of America recommends that modern nylon or polyester flags be recycled instead of burned due to hazardous gases produced when such materials are burned.) [118]
Jun. 10—Hundreds of American and Texas flags that once flew in the skies over Hunt County are expected to be retired with dignity during a ceremony in Greenville this weekend. The United States ...