VFW Post 1518 to host flag retirement ceremony on June 12
GAYLORD — Old and tattered flags are retired and burned in an official ceremony. Flag retirement is the term used to define the proper, dignified way of destroying United States flags that are no longer fit to serve the nation.
The Ralph Holewinski VFW Post 1518 will be hosting an official Flag Retirement Ceremony at 1 p.m. on June 12 at the Veterans Community Park, 1905 S. Otsego Ave. Local scouts and residents will be participating in the ceremony and the burning of American flags. The community is invited to bring their old, tattered flags and participate in the official ceremony.
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If you can't attend the ceremony on June 12, you can deposit your old, tattered flags in any of the 10 collection boxes around town: at the Otsego County Library, ACE Hardware, Gill-Roy’s Hardware, Tractor Supply, Lowe's, Walmart, Gaylord Bowling Center, the Otsego County Sportsplex, Gaylord Bowling Center and Gaylord City Hall (in the lobby at the door facing M-32).
The VFW also sells new American and military branch flags in assorted sizes. For information or questions, call Maria Moore at (586) 946-1026. A flag order form can be emailed or sent to you. Funds from flag sales support the Phase II Post Building Fund.
National Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag on June 14,1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day. The U.S. Army celebrates its birthday on that date as well.
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: VFW Post 1518 to host flag retirement ceremony on June 12
