The Jacksonville chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will host a flag retirement ceremony Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. at the Mandarin Community Club, 12447 Mandarin Road in Jacksonville.
The ceremony will be conducted in conjunction with a local Scout troop to properly retire worn or tattered American flags.
“Flags that are tattered and worn or just time to retire them are gathered,” said Chuck Salestrom, public information officer for the Jacksonville chapter. “The ceremony will talk about the history of the U.S. flag. We’ll present the number of flags and then retire them.”
The U.S. flag’s design was established July 14, 1777, when Congress resolved to have 13 stripes, alternating red and white, with the union featuring 13 stars in a blue background. As new states were added, a new star was added to the flag. Florida was the 14th state added to the union on March 3, 1845…