Flag retirement ceremony scheduled at McDowell House
The Colonel Alexander Erwin Chapter Sons of the American Revolution, assisted by Boy Scout Troop #184 will be conducting a Flag Retirement Ceremony on Nov. 14
The Colonel Alexander Erwin Chapter Sons of the American Revolution, assisted by Boy Scout Troop #184 will be conducting a Flag Retirement Ceremony on Nov. 14
The Colonel Alexander Erwin Chapter Sons of the American Revolution, assisted by Boy Scout Troop #184 (sponsored by the First Baptist Church of Morganton), will be conducting a Flag Retirement Ceremony on Nov. 14, at the Capt. Charles McDowell House located at 119 St. Mary’s Church Road, Morganton. The ceremony will start at 2 p.m.
A U.S. flag retirement ceremony is a solemn, dignified event to properly dispose of a worn, faded, or tattered American flag in accordance with the U.S. Flag Code (Title 36, U.S. Code, § 176(k)).
The public is welcome to attend this event. There is limited parking.
If you have a U.S. flag that you wish to retire, please feel free to bring it with you.
Depending on the amount of flags donated, some may have to be retired at a later date.
If you wish to know more about the Colonel Alexander Erwin Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, please go to colalexandererwinsar.org.
If you wish to know more about the Boy Scouts, go to scouting.org.Â
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