{"id":25661,"date":"2023-05-23T16:40:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=25661"},"modified":"2023-05-23T18:06:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T18:06:29","slug":"flag-retirement-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=25661","title":{"rendered":"Flag Retirement Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/th.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25667 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/th.jpg?resize=144%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 144px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 144\/144;\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Florissant and VFW to Host<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Flag Retirement Ceremony June 10 <\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Mayor Timothy Lowery has announced that on Saturday, June 10 the VFW and the City of Florissant will host a Flag Retirement Ceremony that will be held in the front of Florissant City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The event is open to the Florissant community to attend.<\/p>\n<p>The Daughters of American Revolution (DAR), Florissant American Legion, neighboring VFW posts and Knights of Columbus as well as our Police and Fire Departments will assist in mentoring various area youth groups in the proper etiquette for our Nation\u2019s flag.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of a flag retirement ceremony is to encourage proper respect for the Flag of the United States and to provide for disposal of unserviceable flags in a dignified manner in accordance with U. 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