RETIRING A FLAG

On Flag Day, which was celebrated Wednesday, June 14, the Tyler County Republican Women, along with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2033, held a flag retirement ceremony at the VFW post in Woodville. The proper way to dispose of a worn flag; to make certain it is treated with dignity and honor befitting it, according to the United States Flag Code, Title 4, Section 8k, is preferably by burning. The TCRW wanted to thank several military veterans who also participated in the ceremony. PHOTOS COURTESY OF WILDA BARTON