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Flags Retired in North Park Ceremony That Honored Sept. 11 Anniversary
Pine-Richland High School's JROTC cadets participated in ceremony to respectfully retire damaged U.S. flags.
To honor the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, a flag-retirement ceremony was held Thursday evening in .
Tattered, worn American flags were incinerated in the burn pit at the North Park Flag Retirement Plaza, which is incorporated into the 80th Division Monument & Garden at the intersection of Babcock Boulevard and Ingomar Road.
The event was the third annual North Park flag-retirement ceremony.
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“The United States’ flag stands for so much,” said Council Member Nick Futules, chair of council’s parks committee. “It stands for sacrifice, for freedom, for hope. It is a symbol representing who we are as citizens of this great nation, and we pay tribute to it by properly and respectfully retiring it.”
Attendees included Air Force JROTC cadets from military veterans, law enforcement officials, emergency responders, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girls Scouts and elected officials.
