Seasonal & Holidays

Flag Day Ceremony Sunday at Memorial Park

The Nyack American Legion and State Sen. David Carlucci will hold a flag retirement ceremony June 14.

What can be more patriotic that flying the American flag at a home or place of business? But what happens when that flag becomes tattered and beaten up over time so that the red, white and blue is just plain worn out?

By law, American flags can’t just be thrown away. However, they also should not be flown if they are worn out. The answer: Flags should be “retired.”

The United States Flag code states that, “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.” When a flag is torn and tattered beyond repair, it is then retired.

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In honor of Flag Day, State Sen. David Carlucci (D – Rockland/Westchester), and the Nyack American Legion will be hosting a Flag Retirement Ceremony from 12 – 1 p.m. June 14, at Memorial Park on Piermont Avenue, in Nyack, NY.

  • WHO: Senator David Carlucci Nyack American Legion
  • WHAT: Flag Retirement Ceremony
  • WHERE: Memorial Park on Piermont Avenue, in Nyack, NY
  • WHEN: Sunday, June 14th from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

The origin of Flag Day in the United States started with a young schoolteacher named Bernard J. Cigrand in 1885. After many years of effort on the part of Cigrand to bring about a national day of recognition for our flag, President Wilson issued a proclamation in 1916 announcing a national observance of Flag Day on June 14th.

The day was finally memorialized as National Flag Day by an act of Congress and signed into law by President Truman in 1949.

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