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Offline CG6468

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Flag Day
« on: June 14, 2011, 08:52:10 AM »
Today, on Flag Day, I'm helping a local Legion post at an observance at a retirement center. We hold the service flags, give a little speech, and then the American flag is folded and presented to the oldest veteran at the retirement center.

Then they take us to their cafeteria and give us lunch. Anything we want. The chefs come to our table and ask us for our preferences.

It's a nice way to observe Flag Day.
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Re: Flag Day
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2011, 08:59:59 AM »
I took mine down the day after the 08 election and packed it away. soon as asshole is outta office ill put it back up

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Offline JohnnyReb

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Re: Flag Day
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2011, 10:17:47 AM »
Son's Boy Scout Troop held their annual flag disposal ceremony late yesterday. They took down an old flag, cut it up as proscribed and then burned it...burned one for each Scout there and then put up a new flag. The color guard was all older boys this time (15/16) so they were in step and did an excellent job.

They practiced sunday and I watched it. The new boys (11 yr.) that had just come up from the Cub Scouts were cute. They were having a hard time learning how to execute commands, salute, right/left/about face Etc....They worked with them some more yesterday before the ceremony and they finally learned their left from their right... :-) The little fellows did good. Their parents should be proud of them.

The troop has several collection boxes around town but the one at the post office gets the most flags. Just over the weekend they had gotten 30/35 flags from that one box. They properly dispose of flags often during the year but once a year they have their public ceremony.

They held a court of honor after the ceremony and some boys got merit badges and rank advancement. My son got 3 merit badges and a special award, World Conservation Badge that he didn't know he was going to get...THEN SOMETHING SPECIAL...

An X-Eagle Scout from the troop joined them last summer on their trip to Philmont. I think they said he was on the first trip the troop made to Philmont many years ago. Anyway, he is an FBI agent and he had sent each Scout that was on last summers Philmont trip a nice FBI/DOJ patch. They were surprised by his gift and grinning from ear to ear until they found out they couldn't put it on their uniforms...only on their patch jackets. :-)

Overall, I had a nice day early Flag day yesterday. Hope Y'all have a good Flag day today.   
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