Flag Day

[SylvanLakeWH 25,561]

Flag Day.

 

Fly the United States flag proudly today.

 

Edited June 14, 2023 by SylvanLakeWH

[c-series don 8,707]

Will do, thank you for the reminder 👍🏻

[Pullstart 62,887]

Here’s a favorite tractors and flags picture of mine…. 

 

 

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

 

Fly the United States flag proudly today    everyday

 

 

 

Edited June 14, 2023 by Ed Kennell

[c-series don 8,707]

[TonyToro Jr. 1,427]

Always.

[C-85 681]

Thanks for our Flag Day!

 

My Legion/VFW Posts retired old worn out flags, but are wondering what new processes for retiring non-cotton, nylon or polyester flags is.  I've been hearing that it is not a good idea to burn these flags, so it would be good to know how to retire them.

 

C-85 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,561]

3 hours ago, C-85 said:

I've been hearing that it is not a good idea to burn these flags, so it would be good to know how to retire them.

 

I still burn them.

 

Edited June 15, 2023 by SylvanLakeWH
Poor choice of words in original post.

[C-85 681]

Hi Jim,

 

Thanks for being 'honorable,' I'd like to think I have honor too.  I've been diagnosed COPD (even though I've never smoked), a likely cause from exposure to Burn Pits, so I'm trying to pay more attention to what I'm breathing these days, and I encourage others to do the same.

 

Best,

 

C-85

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,318]

A day late…but the one on my boat was flying today! 

 

 

[Rob R 966]

On 6/14/2023 at 5:12 PM, C-85 said:

Thanks for our Flag Day!

 

My Legion/VFW Posts retired old worn out flags, but are wondering what new processes for retiring non-cotton, nylon or polyester flags is.  I've been hearing that it is not a good idea to burn these flags, so it would be good to know how to retire the

 

C-85 

Hi Gents Rob R. Past Commander of the Brewster N.Y. VFW Post 672 here. We retire flags annually at the Putnam County Park in Kent. We have been doing this for + 10yrs on the Fri, Sat and Sunday preceding Memorial Day as there was an incident at the Park some years ago and all the Vet Monuments were defaced so we strip the flags (stripes from stars) and then burn them in two barrels from 6:00PM > 1:00AM in the morning for all three nights. this is basically pickup loads of flags that come from pick-up points in the village and at the post. The fire is started with dry wood and in burn barrels. You are correct the majority of the flags are polyester and the burn easily but with quite a it of smoke and flame, We consider the annual event a privilege and our duty.