Flag retirement

June 13, 2021 at 4:00 a.m.

by Marc Hayot

Marc Hayot/Siloam Sunday Allen Engel (left), and Artie Lawless get ready to retire a flag during the Veteran's of Foreign Wars (VFW) annual flag retirement ceremony. The ceremony is usually held on June 14 which is Flag Day, but had to be moved up because of the VFW's annual convention which is being held on the same day, according to VFW Post 1674 Commander Frank Lee. This year, the VFW retired 364 flags, Lee said.
Marc Hayot/Siloam Sunday Allen Engel (left), and Artie Lawless get ready to retire a flag during the Veteran's of Foreign Wars (VFW) annual flag retirement ceremony. The ceremony is usually held on June 14 which is Flag Day, but had to be moved up because of the VFW's annual convention which is being held on the same day, according to VFW Post 1674 Commander Frank Lee. This year, the VFW retired 364 flags, Lee said.

Eden Schultz (center) helps Mike Butler lower the retired flag into the fire as Keith Schultz looks on. The Veterans of Foreign Wars flag retirement ceremony is usually held June 14, which is Flag Day but was moved up because the VFW's annual conference is being held on that day, according to post commander Frank Lee. This year the VFW retired 364 flags, Lee said.

(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Marc Hayot)