Proper way to dispose of old U.S flag?

[lovemachine]

My U.S. Flag is old and ragged. I need to replace it. What's the proper way to dispose of it? I really have no idea what to do.

 

[Joe G]

https://www.vfw.org/Community/Flag-Education/

 

[atvdave]

If you don't want to do it yourself you can take it to your local VFW, or American Legion. I even think the Boy Scouts also will do it.

 

[actaeon277]

Do you want to "drop it off", or retire it yourself.

For drop it off, call VFW or American Legion Posts.

To do it yourself, basically it just boils down to do it respectfully.
Use a grill over the fire. This keeps the flag off the ground, and keeps it from smothering the fire.

You can look online, there are various ceremonies you can do.

At my Legion Post, we dismantle the first flag and recite from a script on each stripe.
Then, we have hours of retiring, we have so many.

 

[actaeon277]

Also, you can punch up "retire a flag" on youtube.

 

[Dead Duck]

Proper way to dispose of old U.S flag?

Just buy him a one-way ticket to San Francisco...................

 

[Frosty]

The Boy Scouts will take them. My nephew is in a scout troop and they do it often.

 

[lovemachine]

I never knew you could burn it yourself.

Cut the blue stars square section apart from the stripes, burn the stripes first, then the stars section.

Seems easy enough.

 

[PapaScout]

I've been at a Boy Scouts ceremony at a VFW where I bet they burned 100 of them.

 

[RobbyMaQ]

If you don't want to do it yourself you can take it to your local VFW, or American Legion. I even think the Boy Scouts also will do it.

+1. Even Cub scouts learn how to dispose of a flag properly, and burn pieces of such a tattered flag as part of a ceremony.

 

[Steve B]

Not all flags should be burned. Google nylon flag burning.

The American flag is the symbol of patriotism in the U.S. In the past, American flags were made out of wool and cotton. Burning old cotton and wool flags is not considered a hazard to the environment. Today the majority of American flags are made of nylon. Burning nylon is very hazardous to the environment and dangerous to one's health. Disposing of nylon American flags can be done in a less hazardous way.

Check into your local flag recycling programs. All worn nylon American flags do not have to be burned. In fact recycling your tattered nylon American flag can help create new nylon American flags and save the environment in the process.

 

[42769vette]

I gave mine to the local VFW, and they disposed of it properly.

 

[PMR]

There's a funeral home in Crown Point that will put them in with a veteran who is being cremated. I been meaning to drop a couple of flags off with them.

 

[You'll shoot your eye out]

You can fly it in Dixyjack's neighborhood, the TO-Your-Door-Flag-Removal-Team will come and dispose of it for you while you are not looking.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ion/342789-american-flag-burning-madison.html

 

[VN Vet]

I take mine to the American Legion at Fort Ben (Lee Road). They will retire your Flags and you can buy new ones from them too.

 

[cascadewalker]

If you are near downtown Indianapolis, you can drop it off at the War Memorial.

 

[scootn103]

Flag Retirement Ceremony - YouTube

 

[actaeon277]

Does it have to be a ceremony? Or can you just burn it?

Look at post 4