The Officers of Franklin Elks Lodge 110 will be performing the Flag Day ritual in Bandstand Park on Tuesday, June 14. The ceremony begins at 6 p.m. The ceremony consists of the history of the flag from the beginning of this country to present times. The flag of the United States of America has not changed since the fifty star design, through executive order by President Dwight. D. Eisenhower on August 21, 1959, was put into law. That new design was first flown over Fort McHenry on July 4, 1960.
The Silver Cornet Band will perform. The V.E.T.S. Honor Guard will present and retire the colors. The local Boy Scouts will properly retire old tattered Flags.
The Silver Cornet Band will perform. The V.E.T.S. Honor Guard will present and retire the colors. The local Boy Scouts will properly retire old tattered Flags.
 | Read some observations on this tradition and service made soon after last year's ceremony which was poorly attended and the number of scouts very small. http://www.8and322.com/eight--322/retiring-old-flags-to-keep-its-meaning-alive-on-flag-day |
RSS Feed