Flag Retirement Ceremony

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June 14
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Provo Veterans Memorial Park

800 E. Center Street

Provo

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Free

Flag Day

Our program is centered around and dedicated to our youth. You are invited to a free evening of entertainment with Celebrity Host of Ceremonies, Sterling Poulson, Anchor News Reporter of KUTV. A Youth Speaker from the American Legion 2017 High School Oratorical Scholarship Contest and a Youth Speaker from the Freedom Festival Contest. The Music will make you want to “Take your Hat Off When the Flag Goes By”. This is the yearly event of National Tradition and Education of honoring our Nations Flag on “Flag Day”, June 14th. We will be honored with Guest Speaker the Honorable Utah Representative, Val Peterson. Many of you will recognize his titles as BG General Peterson if you are Air Force or Dr. Peterson if you are affiliated with the Utah Valley University. Flags that need to be retired…you are invited to bring them to the event.

Chairperson(s)

Randy Edwards -

edwards.randy60@gmail.com

Retiring Flags

The evening event will honor our Flag in a History, respectfully retiring some Flags, with stories that make the meaning of the flag more personal and important in our lives. These Flags have become so tattered and worn that they no longer properly represent the great sacrifices and values of the United States of America. According to the U.S. 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 we refer to burning, we are remembered that they are retired and respectfully consumed by fire.

This is an event planned especially for our youth. We welcome you as you plan your monthly activity for all Boys and Girls, Church Young Men and Young Women organizations, Sunday School groups, Scouts, Varsity Scouts, Venture Scouts, and especially Cub Scouts. We encourage you to wear your scout uniforms representing your organizations.

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America's Freedom Festival at Provo is a private, non-profit, non-political foundation whose mission is to celebrate, teach, honor, and strengthen the traditional American values of God, family, freedom, and country.