Flag Disposal Ceremony
Knights of Columbus – Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Assembly #1767

830 Flags – June 14, 2014

These flags reached their state in a proper service of tribute, memory, and love.

A flag may be a flimsy bit of printed cloth, or a beautiful banner of the finest silk. Its intrinsic value may be trifling or great, but its real value is beyond price, for it is a precious symbol of all that our brothers worked for, defended, and died for over the years to keep us a free and independent nation. True to our faith, devoted to the ideals and practice of Freedom, Justice, and Democracy.

Let these faded flags of our country be retired and destroyed with respectful and honorable rights and their places taken by bright new flags.

This flag disposal ceremony was done in honor of John Koterba, PFN, chairman of our first flag disposal ceremony where we honorably retired 1083 flags.  Our second flag disposal ceremony honorably retired around 250 flags.  This, our third flag disposal ceremony, honorably retired 830 flags.