Trumbull Legislators Sponsor Retired Flag Collection

TRUMBULL, CT — With Flag Day only a month away, now is the perfect time for Trumbull residents to properly retire their worn, faded and tattered American flags.

According to a news release provided by House Republicans, Trumbull legislators David Rutigliano (R-123), Ben McGorty (R-122) and Tony Scott (R-112), in cooperation with the Trumbull American Legion Post #141, encourage residents to dispose of their worn American flags in a dignified and respectful way.

Republican House members have made the flag collection an annual tradition for the last 14 years to commemorate Flag Day, according to the release.

The Trumbull legislators have provided three locations where residents can drop off their worn American flags for proper ceremonial disposal according to the U.S. Flag Code, plus an additional day to drop flags off to the state representatives, the release notes.

Drop-off locations will receive flags from May 1to June 13.

According to the release, the drop-off locations are:

• Trumbull Town Hall - 5866 Main Street, Trumbull
• Trumbull Library (Main Branch) - 33 Quality Street, Trumbull
• Fairchild-Nichols Memorial Library - 1718 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull

The Trumbull lawmakers will also host a final drive-up flag donation event for worn and tattered flags on June 13 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Middlebrook Elementary School, located at 220 Middlebrooks Avenue in Trumbull, according to the release.

The collected flags will be given to the American Legion Post #141 for proper retirement during a ceremony on June 14, according to the release.

Flag Day was officially established as June 14 by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, marking the anniversary of the Second Continental Congress passing a resolution stating that "the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white," and that "the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation," the release notes.

The U.S. Flag Code specifies that old American flags no longer in service must be properly disposed, according to the release.