"When an American flag is worn beyond repair, it should be retired in a respectful manner." (The U.S. Flag Code)

On December 7, at 6:30 p.m, our AHG troop invites you to participate in a U.S. flag retirement ceremony at All Saints' Church. Please donate flags ready for retirement in the box found in the atrium. This short ceremony (less than 30 minutes) has been written by the oldest girls in the troop after research about our flag's history, meaning, and the U.S. Flag Code.

If you have a flag that is ready to be retired, please place it in the box in the church Atrium by Dec., 5. Please include a note explaining how the flag was flown, and if known, for how long. We will include each flag and its story in the ceremony. Instead of burning the flags, after the ceremony, the troop will take the flags to the county's American Flag Collection Center.

Immediately following this ceremony, the troop will conduct their winter award ceremony.

Questions? Contact Heidi Reichert.