A ceremony complete with an honor guard and Taps officially retired dozens of worn and tattered American Flags in Danville today.
Bill Pickett has the story….
State Representative Brandun Schweizer was among those who attended the annual Flag Day event at American Legion Post 210….
{AUDIO: “I mean the ceremony is awesome that folks that have an old flag can come and dispose of it properly. The flag represents us as a country. It represents the founding principles that we were founded on. And in order to dispose of them properly with a ceremony is a great thing.”}
And Schweizer, who retired from the Marines, added there are proper ways to dispose of flags…
{AUDIO: “It’s not just throw ‘em in the trash because it means so much to this country – to us Vets that stood on those principles, fighting for what this country stands for. And so, disposing of them correctly is the appropriate thing to do.”}
Lisa Knapp, event coordinator for Post 210, says citizens are invited to drop-off worn flags at the Legion throughout the year…
{AUDIO: “If you want to retire your flag, we have a mailbox here that’s on the west-southwest corner here at the American Legion Post 210. You just open-up the mailbox and you discard your flag there so it can be properly retired.”}
Knapp noted American Legion Post 210 is open to the public and has several other special events scheduled. They include Music Bingo on Saturday (June 15th), the 2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament on June 22nd, and Family Frenzy on June 29th. It will include food and other activities (from 1:00 until 7:00 p. m.) that day…
{AUDIO: “We’ve got a big dunk tank competition going-on between the fire department and police department, and the Legionnaires, and also the VFW. They’ll all compete to see who can raise the most money. And the money raised goes to each one of their charities. We’ll also have One Foot In at two o’clock – from two until four. And Danville Blue’s Coalition will be playing from five until seven.”
Knapp adds there will also be a huge Kids Zone at Family Frenzy on June 29th
American Legion Post 210 is located along North Jackson Street in Danville.
