Flag retirement takes place at VFW Auxiliary
A day that will be remembered and was made famous by President Roosevelt’s iconic speech, “YESTERDAY, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”
On that solemn date each year, veterans of VFW Auxiliary 3596 meet to retire a symbol that so many Americans served for, suffered for, and died for, the American flag. Post Commander Ron Kilburg was on hand to read the flag retirement ceremony prayer.
“The American Flag, otherwise known as “Old Glory,” “The Stars and Stripes,” or the “Star Spangled Banner,” represents the land, the people, the government, and the ideals of the citizens of the United States of America.
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