Have you found a discreet way of telling people that their flag is tattered and should be replaced? I always stop short because I don't want to embarrass the person (or myself).
Posted on 04/22/2002 2:56:55 AM PDT by 2Trievers
FOR MORE than six months now, they’ve been out in the snow and the sun and the rain and they’re starting to show the strain.
Yes, the American flags we’ve been flying so proudly since Sept. 11 have demonstrated our love and respect for our country and now it is time to show the same love and respect for those flags.
Replace them.
Go out and buy a new one and fly it in front of your home or your office or on the antenna of your car. Hang it from your window or drape it properly in your doorway and when you’re done, please know that your old flag — the one that gave voice to your emotions in such an emotional time — is deserving of a proper retirement.
Toward that end, Alderman-at-Large Mike Lopez is planning a flag retirement ceremony as part of a June 13 pre-Flag Day event at the Henry J. Sweeney American Legion Post #2, and — if you will allow me to engage in a bit of home cooking — the good folks in the promotions department here at The Union Leader have offered the use of their office as a collection point for the project.
They’re also offering something else.
Normally, the 3-by-5 foot flags sold here at the newspaper go for $10. For those who bring in a worn flag earmarked for proper retirement, the paper is offering a two-dollar discount on the new flags. The rationale?
“Display of the flag since the Sept. 11 tragedy has been at an all-time high,” said Don Anderson, who is director of community relations for The Union Leader, “and the proper disposal of worn flags should be very important to all us. That’s why we were happy to partner with Sweeney Post and the American Legion.”
The partnership goes beyond the dignified retirement of the colors.
Those who bring in a worn flag and are willing to forego the discount can ask that two dollars from their $10 payment be directed to The American Legion Children & Welfare Fund in Concord.
For more information, call 668-4321, ext. 507.
(Rest of article clipped ... local news)
She just bought a brand new Expedition to replace her older Explorer so she can get to work at the EPA. SUVs are OK for the party apparatchuks, just not the rest of us.
One of my neighbors replaced his flag a few weeks after 9/11 with a U of M flag. In Ann Arbor, that's their idea of patriotism. It must have been hard on the 3rd grade drop outs that comprise 90% of the rabid University of Michigan football fans to have had 9/11 happen a few weeks into the season. What's an "M" fan to do?
I have picked up several flags from along the roadsides that have become detached from vehicles. I think there were a lot of people who flew them to be cool; once the moment passed it was OK if the flag blew off.
One of my neighbors replaced his flag a few weeks after 9/11 with a U of M flag. In Ann Arbor, that's their idea of patriotism. It must have been hard on the 3rd grade drop outs that comprise 90% of the rabid University of Michigan football fans to have had 9/11 happen a few weeks into the season. What's an "M" fan to do?
I have picked up several flags from along the roadsides that have become detached from vehicles. I think there were a lot of people who flew them to be cool; once the moment passed it was OK if the flag blew off.
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I am going to put my grandfathers funeral flag into the case along with my flag that has been flying since 911 that is getting worn and put up the new one.
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.
Have you found a discreet way of telling people that their flag is tattered and should be replaced? I always stop short because I don't want to embarrass the person (or myself).
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