Flag Collection & Retirement
The Boy and Girl Scouts Honor our Flag
This year some 1800+ flags were retired including 2 huge Garrison-sized flags
Many of you have seen the retired American flag collection boxes located in several locations in Grass Valley: B&C Ace Hardware, Riebes Napa Auto Parts, Hills Flat Lumber, Grass Valley Police Department, Veterans Service Office, and Patriots Point in the McKnight’s Center.
People have asked about the flag collection process. The flags are collected monthly by Diana Runnels, a "Flag's Legacy" volunteer, sometimes more than once during the month, are stored until Veterans Day/Military Appreciation Week each November, when the Scouts perform the official retirement ceremony of no longer “serviceable flags” on November 11th, “…to clean and purge by flame…” flags that are “…worn out in worthy service.”
Thank you all who are ensuring that your flags are properly retired.
