All are invited to bring their old, weathered flags to the Monuments and Ceremonies Commission’s annual Flag Day observance at 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 14 at the Veterans Memorial Circle in front of Town Hall.
Members of the VFW will accept the old and used flags for proper disposal at a later date. A brief flag ceremony will take place which includes lowering an old flag and raising a new one.
The Monuments & Ceremonies Commission urges all citizens to please take a look at their flags and think about putting up a new one if theirs is tattered and worn.
In the event of inclement weather, a representative of the VFW will be at Town Hall to receive old flags at the time of the ceremony.
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— an announcement (slightly adapted) from the Darien Monuments and Ceremonies Commission
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More than 1,000 Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield Soldiers and Family Members, along with community leaders joined first responders to commemorate the events of Sept. 11, 2001 with a Freedom Walk, Sept. 10 and Sept. 11. 2009 (Photo, via Wikimedia Commons, by Robert E. Scott, MVIC of the U.S. Army)