For Immediate Release
(click here to view the June 10, 2010 press release)
Honoring old Old Glories
DALLAS, TX. — June 1, 2010 — Oldwornflag.com and the Dallas Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will sponsor a free, public flag retirement ceremony to commemorate Flag Day on June 13th, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Flag Pole Hill, 8100 Doran Circle, Dallas, Texas, 75238.
Throughout the year, oldwornflag.com solicits worn and torn flags from homes, schools, and businesses to ensure they are retired with the dignity and respect they deserve.
The dutiful and colorful event will begin with live patriotic music provided by Annie Benjamin followed by a welcome address by Dallas City Councilman Jerry Allen. The dignified ceremony will include participation from various service, veteran and civic organizations. The first 30 City of Dallas residents presenting an old, worn flag for retirement will be gifted a new U.S. flag courtesy of Betsy Ross Flag Girls, Inc.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, a live rifle volley will be presented by the Lone Star Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America and “Taps” will be played by Bugles Across America, a non-profit organization of buglers across the country.
The League of Women Voters of Dallas will be on site assisting citizens with voter registration.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their old, worn national and/or state flags, a lawn chair, and a pair of scissors if they wish to participate in dismantling the flags before they are placed into the ceremonial fires.
About oldwornflag.com
Title 4, §8(k) of the United States Code states, “The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting symbol for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.” Oldwornflag.com’s mission is threefold: to secure and remove flags on public display that are old and worn; to retire old and worn flags with the dignity and respect they deserve; and to educate the public.
About the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
The SAR is the leading male lineage society that perpetuates the ideals of the war for independence. It serves as a historical, educational and patriotic, non-profit corporation which seeks to maintain and expand the meaning of patriotism, respect for our national symbols, the value of American citizenship, and the unifying force of "e pluribus unum" that was created from the people of many nations -- one nation and one people.
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Jeanette Prasifka |
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