LOCAL SCOUTS HELP WITH AMERICAN FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY

(09/20/2013)

Calhoun VFW Post 5959 held an American Flag Retirement Ceremony during Calhoun Days at the Calhoun County Park last weekend. With the help of the Calhoun Days Committee, Girl Scout troop 1055 and leader Rebecca Patton, Cub Scout pack 436 and Paul Funk leader, and Boy Scout troop 39 and leader Larry Tanner, eighty four used or worn flags were retired by burning. The ashes of the retired flags was then buried near the American Flag pole in the park. VFW members present were Keith Tanner, Art Bell, Kevin Pauley and Jim Sturms, Chairman.

Hur Herald ®from Sunny Cal The information on these pages, to the extent the law allows, remains the exclusive property of Bob Weaver and Dianne Weaver The Hur Herald. All information may be freely used but must not be sold or used in any type of commercial endeavor, or used on any web site without the express permission of the owners ©Bob and Dianne Weaver, The Hur Herald, 1999, 2000, 2001