Who is the national flag Foundation?
The National Flag Foundation was founded to honor and respect our nation’s greatest symbol, the Flag of the United States of America. We bring awareness and remembrance to the American Flag’s history while representing the protocol for care, handling and etiquette of our nation’s symbol.
What is a flag retirement box?
Through its partnerships with the National Flag Foundation and the National Sheriffs’ Association, NACo is providing collection boxes for free to its members where residents can dispose of their old and tattered American flags, ensuring the banner receives a proper retirement.
How do I get a retirement flag?
If you live in such a community, you will need to find an organization that provides flag retirement services. Contact your local chapter, post or unit of such a community organization. An alternate option is to separate the blue star field from the stripes and then to separate the stripes from each other.
Where can I dispose of an old flag near me?
Flag disposal locations such as your local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) posts, American Legion, and Boy and Girl Scout organizations, even some Walmart and Home Depot locations will gladly take them to recycle or burn.
How do Boy Scouts dispose of flags?
The most common way for a Boy Scout to properly dispose of an unusable U.S. flag is by burning. But if the flag is made of nylon, burning is not necessarily a good idea. The idea of burning flags was endorsed in 1937, back when most flags were made of wool or cotton.
Is it OK to cut the Stars off a flag?
No one person or agency is authorized with retiring American flags – so consider a dignified DIY retirement. The Boy Scouts suggest cutting apart your flag, such that you do not cut through the blue field of stars (symbolically maintaining the union). Once cut apart, it ceases to be a flag.
How old is a 46 star flag?
The 46 Star Flag: On July 4,1908, the U.S. flag grew to 46 stars with the addition to the Union of Oklahoma (November 16, 1907).