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Posted in Editorial, Flag Facts, Flag Videos, History on Jul 17th, 2008
Yesterday I received an email through the contact page asking:
Can you tell me if there is a ceremonial procedure for carrying the flag from one end of a room to another for posting prior to the start of a meeting?
I sent an answer to CD, but my response bounced right back to me. There’s a [...]
I lost count of the Memorial Day stories that came into my feed reader, but I “starred” about two dozen that combined the words “Boy Scouts, “flags,” and “Memorial Day.” I thought I’d try to count the numbers of Scouts (Girl Scouts, too), and the number of veterans graves that the Scouts decorated with flags [...]
Posted in Flag Photos on Apr 3rd, 2008
Last week I asked for readers to send photos from flag retirement ceremonies. Our friend Dave Jung sent these photos from B.S.A. Troop 331, in the Gerald R. Ford Council from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The photos were taken during their January “Polar Bear Campout” at Gerber BSA Camp.
Dave reported that as the heat rose from [...]
Posted in History on Mar 26th, 2008
Flag Retirement Ceremony conducted by VFW Post 8573 in Sattler, Texas.
Flag retirement ceremonies are most often conducted by veterans organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, or the Boy Scouts. But of course, any group or individual can retire a flag. The whole point of retiring a flag is a [...]
Posted in Flags in the News, Information, Scouting on Mar 7th, 2008
How do you quantify the well-being of a community? Here’s one way.
The Canyon Lake Times Guardian
What do you call a large group of birds sighted near Canyon Lake? A Flock of Eagles!!!!
That is exactly what was witnessed on Saturday, March 3, 2008, at a special rare event of an Eight Eagles Scout Court of Honor [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Feb 14th, 2008
Flying the U.S. flag in a remote location brings a particular set of challenges. The city of Hampton, Pennsylvania discovered that lighting a large flag where no electricity exists is costly. The engineering department is considering alternate methods to replace the diesel-powered electric generator that powers the floodlight.
Trying to keep the flag lit before dawn’s [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Feb 6th, 2008
More than 3,000 Texas state Boy Scouts converged on the State Capitol and grounds in Austin on February 2 for their annual meeting with the Governor. The fifty-eighth annual event’s theme was Community Service and their meeting with Eagle Scout Rick Perry (also known as the Governor) went very well. The Austin American-Statesman has some [...]
Posted in Flag Videos on Feb 1st, 2008
We’ve mentioned before how much we like Scouts. Take a look at these guys, who are learning how to handle the flag properly. It’s a great video.
Posted in Flags in the News on Jan 29th, 2008
Sometimes it’s all in the motivation and for Kenny Standridge, it adds up to $28,000+. I never realized all the benefits to participating at the top level in the national Boy Scout popcorn sales, but they are substantial. Doing a little math tells me that at $30,000 in sales, Kenny will earn $9,000 for college, [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Jan 23rd, 2008
Today the news is “All Scouts, All the Time.” I find great reassurance in these stories, that some young men are learning to care for the community and others, before themselves.
Five Eagle Scout presentations for the year is a fantastic accomplishment—for the boys, the leaders, and especially the younger boys working their way up. An [...]
