Flag retirement ceremony scheduled in Urbana
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Urbana VFW Post 630, 1303 E. Main St., in conjunction with the Richard L. Pittman Marine Corps League 1231, will conduct a flag retirement and disposal ceremony on Armed Forces Day.
The ceremony begins at 1 p.m. May 21 in the west parking lot of the VFW.
A local color guard will be present and Lincoln Challenge Academy Director Peter Thomas will bring cadets to participate.
World War II Marine veteran, long-time VFW member and Richard L. Pittman Marine Corps League Chaplain Tom Henderson will lead the ceremony by disposing of the flags in a portable incinerator, according to federal protocol.
More information about flag disposal is available online.
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