Flag retirement ceremony planned for Flag Day
VFW member Doug Cummings releases the wreath into the Clark Fork River from the Veterans Bridge in Superior for the closing of the Memorial Day service. Jim DeBree stands with Cummings as the Honor Guard completed the 21-gun salute and taps had been played.
Hawkins Frye is a 3rd grade home schooled student and a member of 4-H. Where the American flag is planted is important in cemeteries (upper righthand corner) and explaining the protocol are VFW Post 6238 members Jim Palmgren and Ken Quitt. Around 200 veterans are buried in the Superior Cemetery, and each had a flag at their grave in honor of Memorial Day.
American Legion Post 13 in St. Regis and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6238 are disposing of worn American flags on Flag Day, Friday, June 14 at 6 p.m.
This is a revered ceremony for proper disposal and happens once a year in Mineral County. The location will be at 55 Mill Creek Road in St. Regis, which is the headquarters for Post 13.
Post 6238 has placed flag disposal boxes in Superior at NAPA Auto Parts, Darlows Quality Foods and TrailWest Bank.
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