Politics & Government
Flag Ceremony to Honor 10th Anniversary of 9/11
Flags to be retired Thursday in North Park.
In recognition of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, there will be a flag retirement ceremony Thursday in .
Allegheny County Council members will honor tattered flags in a 6:30 p.m. ceremony that respectfully incinerates the flags in the burn pit at the flag retirement plaza.
The ceremony is open to the public.
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The North Park Flag Retirement Plazais incorporated into the 80th Division Monument & Garden at the intersection of Babcock Boulevard and Ingomar Road.
“If a U.S. flag is soiled, damaged or weathered, protocol calls for it to be buried or incinerated,” the county’s website states.
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Military veterans, law enforcement officials and emergency responders will attend the ceremony.
Boy and girl scout troops; local, state and federal elected officials; Pine-Richland JROTC cadets; and Army Major John McCabe from Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland will be present.
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