Somers American Legion Post collecting worn American flags for dignified retirement

The American Legion’s Buck - Dubiel Post 101 of Somers is collecting old, worn, tired, tattered, frayed, ripped or faded U.S. flags. The post has flag collection boxes at the following locations:

• Somers Fire Department - 400 Main Street (Rt 190), Somers
• Somers Town Hall - 600 Main Street (Rt 190), Somers
• Somers Public Library - 2 Vision Boulevard, Somers
• Somers Senior Center - 19 Battle Street, Somers
• Somers Transfer Station - 127 Egypt Road, Somers

The Buck - Dubiel Post 101 is named in honor of Roy A. Buck, the first Somers resident killed in action during World War I, and Stanley J. Dubiel, the first Somers resident killed in action during World War II.
The flags collected by Post 101 will receive a dignified conclusion to their years of service at a formal flag retirement ceremony the post will hold in November. Though the organization consists of veterans from all branches of the military and multiple generations of servicemen, its membership has a shared commonality in their reverence for the quintessential symbol of American freedom.

According to the U.S. Flag Code, “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 burning.” The American Legion is one of the few organizations that regularly retire old flags with a formal ceremony, having first started the tradition in 1937.

The post also has U.S. and service flags, state flags, POW/MIA flags available that are made of the highest quality, all made in America. The American Legion has been providing American Flags to individuals and communities for more than 90 years.

• All our flags are proudly made in the U.S.A. (no imports!)
• All our flags are top-quality, the best you can buy anywhere.
• All our flags are constructed with quality:
  • Embroidered Stars.
  • Sewn Stripes with double-stitched seams.
  • Outside edges have 4 rows of lock stitching to resist tearing.
  • Heavy canvas headings with full-sized brass grommets.
  • 100% Made in the U.S.A.

Each flag purchased gives financial support to American Legion programs that give help to veterans and military families in need in our local community.

For more information about our flags, check out our flags website HERE or visit our post website HERE. We have every size available, from 4" x 6" up to 20' x 30'.

If you reside in Somers, Legionnaires from the post will collect your old flag for retirement and install your new flag for no additional cost. To reach the post, send an email to Info@SomersPost101.org or call and leave a message at the post at: 888-240-8188.