US flag retirement ceremonies
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US flag retirement ceremonies

Robert Harding

Every year on US Flag Day (14th June) veterans and scout troops hold ceremonies to ‘retire’ old and worn flags by burning them. The rules dictate that they cannot just be thrown on the fire, however, but must by cut in a respectful and precise way, and the ritual should be accompanied by patriotic songs and stories. Photos by Katja Heineman (Aurora Photos/Robert Harding)

Veterans burning discarded US flags that they have collected throughout the previous year

Each year on flag day, June 14th, veterans organizations and boy scouts ceremoniously burn discarded US flags that they have collected throughout the previous year. US Code, title 4, chapter 1, section 8 (Respect for the flag), holds that "the flag, when i

US Code, title 4, chapter 1, section 8 (Respect for the flag) indicates the specific way in which a flag should be retired

Each year on flag day, June 14th, veterans organizations and boy scouts ceremoniously burn discarded US flags that they have collected throughout the previous year. US Code, title 4, chapter 1, section 8 (Respect for the flag), holds that "the flag, when i

Boy scouts salute at a flag retirement ceremony

Boy Scouts salute the flag during a Flag Retirement ceremony presided over by the American Legion Post 121 in Little Falls, NJ. Each year on or around flag day, June 14th, veterans organizations and boy scouts ceremoniously burn discarded US flags that the

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