South Lake Tahoe flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day

Submitted by paula on Fri, 06/18/2021 - 7:30am
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The American Legion Post 795 held its annual flag retirement ceremony at the Legion in South Lake Tahoe on June 14. They were joined by the Lake Tahoe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and Boy Scout Troup #594.

Over 60 flags were burned, the only official way to retire a flag. During the past several weeks, DAR led collection efforts in getting flags to the Legion for the ceremony. Members then appropriately cut the flags up to be burned.

South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue was also on hand as a safety measure.

For more information on South Lake Tahoe DAR, visit https://laketahoe.californiadar.org/.

For more information on the American Legion, visit https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLegionpost795/.