Properly retiring Old Glory in honor of Flag Day
Published 11:03 am Monday, June 15, 2015
Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
Legion hosts flag retirement ceremony
American Legion Post 56, in conjunction with the Albert Lea Fire Department, had a flag retirement ceremony Sunday at Albert Lea Municipal Airport to commemorate Flag Day. The Legion has the ceremony each year.
Ceremonial burning is considered to be the proper, dignified way of destroying U.S. flags that are no longer fit to serve the nation.
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- Members of American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 take part in a flag retirement ceremony on Saturday at the Albert Lea airport. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- A member of the Legion salutes Saturday during a ceremony at the airport. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Albert Lea Fire Department Lt. Al Schallock lights retired flags on fire Saturday. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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Colleen Harrison is the photo editor at the Albert Lea Tribune. She does photography and writes general-assignment stories.
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