Swanton Legion Honors BSA Troop 208, Retires American Flags on Flag Day
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Last Friday, June 14th, the Swanton American Legion Murbach Siefert Post 479 paid tribute to Swanton’s Boy Scouts of America Troop 208 for their 100st anniversary. After apologizing for missing the milestone last year, Legion Commander John Schmidt read a Proclamation honoring the troop that was formally chartered in 1923. The Proclamation also stated that the Swanton Legion has hosted Troop 208 for the past 95 years.
Following that observance, Post #479 held a ceremony to retire over 1,000 American Flags that had been collected from the Swanton community over the past year. According to the United States Flag Code, “The Flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.” When an American Flag is worn beyond repair, it should be retired in a respectful manner. Swanton Boy Scout Troop 208 assisted in the ceremony and the subsequent burning of the Flags outside, behind the Legion’s banquet hall.
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Photo: Swanton Boy Scout leader Alan Raven holds the Legion Proclamation for Swanton BSA Troop 208
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