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<blockquote data-quote="Glock &#039;em down" data-source="post: 3357327" data-attributes="member: 684"><p>I fly old Glory outside my house every day. Nothing huge, just one of those 3x5 polyester ones with the 6 foot aluminum pole. I also fly a US Navy flag in reverence to my niece who is stationed way out in San Diego aboard the USS Essex.</p><p></p><p>I've flown the stars and stripes almost daily for the last 8 or 9 years, sometimes in bad weather by accident, but I try not to. Anyways, she's been getting kinda ripped and tattered, so I decided to replace her.</p><p></p><p>I didn't want her to just lay around in the garage, so I looked online to see what protocol was for a flag that is not in repair for proper, respectful service. Surprisingly, there really isn't a cut and dried ceremony for this. Everywhere I looked, the only common thing was a respectful burning in private. </p><p></p><p>So tonight, after some charcoaled burgers and dogs and a big ol freezer of homemade ice cream (how's that for Americana) my immediate family and I built a campfire in the back yard and took turns saying what the flag means to us. Then, we sang the Star Spangled Banner, said the pledge of allegiance and I played Taps on youtube as the flag was laid gently into the fire.</p><p></p><p>It was a very somber and respectful event. <img src="/images/smilies/new/patriot.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":patriot:" title="Patriot :patriot:" data-shortname=":patriot:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glock 'em down, post: 3357327, member: 684"] I fly old Glory outside my house every day. Nothing huge, just one of those 3x5 polyester ones with the 6 foot aluminum pole. I also fly a US Navy flag in reverence to my niece who is stationed way out in San Diego aboard the USS Essex. I've flown the stars and stripes almost daily for the last 8 or 9 years, sometimes in bad weather by accident, but I try not to. Anyways, she's been getting kinda ripped and tattered, so I decided to replace her. I didn't want her to just lay around in the garage, so I looked online to see what protocol was for a flag that is not in repair for proper, respectful service. Surprisingly, there really isn't a cut and dried ceremony for this. Everywhere I looked, the only common thing was a respectful burning in private. So tonight, after some charcoaled burgers and dogs and a big ol freezer of homemade ice cream (how's that for Americana) my immediate family and I built a campfire in the back yard and took turns saying what the flag means to us. Then, we sang the Star Spangled Banner, said the pledge of allegiance and I played Taps on youtube as the flag was laid gently into the fire. It was a very somber and respectful event. :patriot: [/QUOTE]
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