| By Jessica Robison Moapa Valley Progress Published June 2, 2010
Boy Scout Troop 231 held a flag retirement ceremony on Thursday, May 20. It took place at 6:00 PM in the Overton Wash. Troop 231 Scoutmaster Scott Simper said, “It is a great privilege to be able to retire our countries emblem and we really enjoy doing it.” Boy Scout Troop 231 performs this ceremony about once a year. |
 Boy Scouts from Troop 231 retire a flag in a ceremony held on Thursday, May 20 in the Overton Wash area. |
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| This year, they retired nine flags and approximately forty people came to watch. As the flags burned, Trina Dalley played Taps on her trumpet.
“It’s a great honor to retire nine flags,” Cub Scout chairperson, Shanalee Simper commented. “We had a really good turnout here this year to witness the ceremony.” The U.S. Flag Code states, “The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning”. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK! Comment on this story. Send a letter to the editor by email, click here: EMAIL US |
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