We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
As part of the retirement ceremony, Scouts unfold and display each flag before it goes into a fire pit. The flags are burned 'until no colors remain.'
On Memorial Day a group of Boy Scouts held a 'retirement ceremony' for 125+ U.S. flags that were no longer serviceable. The ceremony was part of an Eagle Scout project designed and carried out by Kougar Lanier. His idea for an Eagle project that would gather used flags to be "destroyed in a dignified way" was in large part based on inquiries from citizens to Scout troops about retiring flags. Lanier said, "I discovered there was no regular, ongoing process to retire U.S. flags." Lanier fashioned 'drop boxes' at several locations around the area, including the Blaine Country Courthouse, where f...
