American Legion Post 77 Conducts Flag Retirement Ceremony
The American Legion Post #77 Lexington retired unserviceable flags on Flag Day, June 14, 2019.
Photo By: W. Clay Crook / The Lexington Progress
Article by W. Clay Crook-
June 14th commemorates a powerful event in our country, the adoption of the United States Flag in 1777. American Legion Post #77, Lexington, uses the opportunity on Flag Day to gather and retire worn out American flags in a ceremony called the “Dignified Disposal of Unserviceable Flags.” Members of Post #77 came together that evening for supper, greeting each visitor as they brought in their flags for disposal. “The post assembles in meeting, out-of-doors, at night. Members are aligned in…
For complete coverage, see the June 19th edition of The Lexington Progress.
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