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Protocol For Disposing of A Damaged US Flag.
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 Site Admin   Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52020 Real Name: Steve 
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usrifle wrote: Plus, he was a dick......dick.  _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:40 pm |
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Site Supporter   Location: C@L Joined: Thu Jan 16, 2014 Posts: 337
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Disposing of a flag by fire is the proper and approved way as long as it's done respectfully. It can be a good way to wrap up a family camp fire.
The Elks Lodge requires all local lodges to hold a Flag Day observance on June 14 each year. Often the ceremony is held on the weekend closest to June 14. There is usually a flag retirement ceremony, often in cooperation with a local Boy Scout troop. I helped with one of these as an adult scout leader. We must have disposed of at least 230 flags in a special burn barrel kept for the purpose. Any patriotic organization will take a worn American flag and insure it's respectful disposal. My first recommendation would be the Elks Lodge. _________________ Don't trust a man who claims he has no vises, especially if his name is Wilton. |
| Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:58 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20771 Real Name: John
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I preferred to do it myself....it flew in front of my House for a long time, it was mine to take care of when the time came.
 Just do it right and all is well. _________________ Mr. Q wrote: so basically, if you have to smoke some asshole, make sure they become fertilizer and then Bounce? got it. Guntrader wrote: Huh, maybe I was an asshole. NRA Member/RSO SAF 5 Year Donor GOA Member |
| Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:35 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: In my Cave near the Cloquallum Joined: Thu Sep 26, 2013 Posts: 7787 Real Name: Jim Sr.
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cdoniguian wrote: Caveman Jim wrote: I folded countless numbers of flags during my stent in the military. For two months while I was awaiting my unit to return from Reforger in Germany (77), I was stationed at Fort Logan, Colorado for burial duties. We had to always dress sharp, keep eyes forward & work in unison during the whole presentation service. It was a very fulfilling Duty to provide a service to those that served their country. Sa you prolly know first hand that funerals are a time of grieving by the family's and sometimes was very very emotional. There were a few times when we deviated from this rendition but only to have tears roll down our cheeks, never flinching or wiping them in public, we were very professional about our duties. What an honor it must have been Jim, despite the difficulties. Thank you for your service. Thanks, it was a duty I did not expect to perform but I am proud that I did. _________________ "You are either with us...as Americans. Or, You are against us. There is no IN BETWEEN." ??? "We cannot negotiate with those who say, 'What's mine is mine, and what's yours is negotiable.'" JFK "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” -Ben Franklin MadPick wrote: I don't think you beat your children enough.  |
| Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:13 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Bellingham Canada Joined: Thu Jan 3, 2013 Posts: 4999 Real Name: Josheewa
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Give it to your local Antifa chapter. They'll definitely burn it for you.
 _________________ It must be frustrating always being the smartest person in the room.-Jagerbomber35 Divided we fall. |
| Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:26 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: NW Montana Joined: Thu Dec 10, 2015 Posts: 1764 Real Name: (Breck)
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OhShoot! wrote: Give it to your local Antifa chapter. They'll definitely burn it for you. I’d sooner have a frozen dish towel pulled through my urethra. |
| Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:39 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52020 Real Name: Steve
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Breck wrote: I’d sooner have a frozen dish towel pulled through my urethra. Disturbing. VERY disturbing. _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:00 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20771 Real Name: John
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MadPick wrote: Breck wrote: I’d sooner have a frozen dish towel pulled through my urethra. Disturbing. VERY disturbing. I'm not sure which i find more disturbing....that, or this. OhShoot! wrote: Give it to your local Antifa chapter. They'll definitely burn it for you. _________________ Mr. Q wrote: so basically, if you have to smoke some asshole, make sure they become fertilizer and then Bounce? got it. Guntrader wrote: Huh, maybe I was an asshole. NRA Member/RSO SAF 5 Year Donor GOA Member |
| Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:18 am |
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Joined: Tue Apr 19, 2011 Posts: 2603
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Let's just keep it simple. What do you do with a dead person?
Same two (common) options. Bury it, or cremate (burn) it. Either in a respectful manner... about the same as you'd do when burying or cremating a person. |
| Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:26 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Whidbey Is Joined: Fri Sep 20, 2013 Posts: 172 Real Name: James
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I've done it a few times myself.
Dig a hole in the back yard. Put about a chimney full of lit charcoal in the bottom of the hole. Place flolded flag (can be loosly folded for better air flow) on top of coals. Say Pledge of Allegiance. When flag is turned to ash fill hole back in. Don't need a ceremony or a crowd. I was taught to dispose of the flag solemly and quietly with reverence. I normally do it alone, but the last one I retired I had my son do it with me so he would learn the proper way. |
| Sat Jan 12, 2019 8:17 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: South Seattle Joined: Thu May 2, 2013 Posts: 12474 Real Name: Steve
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Unicorn wrote: Let's just keep it simple. What do you do with a dead person? Umm, I don't do anything with a dead person. Do you dispose of a lot of dead people? |
| Sat Jan 12, 2019 8:22 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: King County Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2014 Posts: 4012
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Side-topic. I drive down a road, and there is a resident with a flag on a flagpole. It's been there a long time and is tattered. What is the etiquette to just showing up at their door with a new one? I'm guessing it's a 2x4? Not a 3x5 or 4x6. Hard to tell as I drive by. Am I crazy to just knock on their door one day?
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| Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:15 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20771 Real Name: John
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snozzberries wrote: Side-topic. I drive down a road, and there is a resident with a flag on a flagpole. It's been there a long time and is tattered. What is the etiquette to just showing up at their door with a new one? I'm guessing it's a 2x4? Not a 3x5 or 4x6. Hard to tell as I drive by. Am I crazy to just knock on their door one day? Nope, bring them a new 3x5 Flag, offer to properly retire the old one and then give them a Marlin Lever action. They won't forget you.  _________________ Mr. Q wrote: so basically, if you have to smoke some asshole, make sure they become fertilizer and then Bounce? got it. Guntrader wrote: Huh, maybe I was an asshole. NRA Member/RSO SAF 5 Year Donor GOA Member |
| Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:30 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: King County Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2014 Posts: 4012
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usrifle wrote: snozzberries wrote: Side-topic. I drive down a road, and there is a resident with a flag on a flagpole. It's been there a long time and is tattered. What is the etiquette to just showing up at their door with a new one? I'm guessing it's a 2x4? Not a 3x5 or 4x6. Hard to tell as I drive by. Am I crazy to just knock on their door one day? Nope, bring them a new 3x5 Flag, offer to properly retire the old one and then give them a Marlin Lever action. They won't forget you. Lol are you my neighbor? |
| Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:09 am |
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Site Moderator   Location: Duvall Joined: Tue Sep 13, 2011 Posts: 8660 Real Name: Jaime
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I've retired many flags with the Boy Scouts. If you have one and you are local I would be happy to take care of it.
As for a replacement, a local business that I have used many times is Flag A' Flying in Tacoma. This have helped me out with flags for our Boy Scout Troop and my personal flags. Plus I've sent a few to friends who have asked about them. One kit to put on your house is ~$100. _________________ Consider donating to: WAGUNS Second Amendment Foundation Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Join the NRA Firearms Policy Coalition |
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