BASSETT, VA – The American Legion Homer Dillard Post #78 recently conducted the first-ever flag retirement ceremony at Bassett High School.
In 1976, Congress amended the United States Flag Code to include that the nation’s flag is a living entity and, as such, has all the rights thereof, including the right to exist and expire with dignity.
“The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by…
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