Photo by Nick Ianniello John Cochran (left) lowers an old tattered flag into the flames as Ellen Matz watches and Ernie Ornelas reads a prayer. The St. Regis American Legion puts on a flag retiring ceremony at Mullan Square in St. Regis every year to discard of worn out flags.
June 18, 2008
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June 18, 2008 midnight
Retiring Old Glory
A pillar of smoke rose up from Mullan Square in St. Regis Saturday evening to commemorate the service of several American flags.