Tattered American flags removed from utility poles in Jefferson Parish: 'It was disrespectful'. 'I was embarrassed to be the parish president driving down Cleary Avenue.' - Cynthia Lee Sheng ...

So in 2019 he began the American Flag Rescue Program with the aim of giving St. Johns County residents a respectful — and correct — way of retiring old flags, those that had become faded or ...

But the surge in patriotism after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 prompted millions to display flags, many of which have reached the tattered end of their life expectancies, and this Flag Day ...

ZUMBROTA — A torn and tattered POW/MIA flag, a number of faded Memorial Day gravesite flags on sticks, and a large 8- x 12-foot tattered flag were among the flags burned Saturday morning in the ...

Faded, worn, tattered, torn. Despite their aging and failing condition, each one of the 647 American flags slated for "retirement" had first been folded carefully into a traditional triangle and ...

MPS had a new flag delivered to Morse Middle School Tuesday and raised it Tuesday afternoon ...

A group of veterans started a flag exchange program where Midwest City and Del City Residents can exchange tattered flags for news flags. Thursday, July 4th 2024, 6:05 pm By: News 9, Mike Glover ...

This weekend, Benjamin Moorhead noticed a tattered flag in his North Ogden neighborhood, so he placed a new one on the homeowner's porch By: Darienne DeBrule Posted 8:25 PM, Sep 24, 2023 ...

As a Duluth resident, I too, took issue with the condition of the American flags displayed on the Vista Fleet's Vista Star ("Tattered, discarded flags draw complaints," April 17).

MUNHALL, Pa. — When the stars and stripes on American flags start to fade, rip, or stain, it's time to retire them. A group of scouts in Munhall are working to ensure that neighbors do so properly.

About 15 American Legion members from post 47 in Portage, post 215 in Pardeeville, and post 401 in Cambria, gathered about 1,500 worn and tattered American Flags and properly disposed of them on ...