Summary: Willow Park is a proud, American flag-flying neighborhood. However, there is a proper way to retire American flags when they become old and tattered. Zachary Taipale of Parker County is going to solve that issue for Willow Park. As a project for his Eagle Scout badge, Taipale proposes to build a retired flag box at the Willow Park Safety Building and then collect old American Flags and dispose them properly and respectfully.
Latest Update: 12 August, 2024
Local Scout to construct retired flag box at the Willow Park Public Safety Building as an Eagle Scout Project.
Willow Park is a proud, American flag-flying neighborhood. However, there is a proper way to retire American flags when they become old and tattered. [1]
Zachary Taipale of Parker County is going to solve that issue for Willow Park. As a project for his Eagle Scout badge, Taipale proposed the following during the 23 July Council Meeting [2]
"I’d like to build a flag box that is 6 ft tall by 2 ft wide and leave it at the police station. It would store flags that need to be retired and it would have some information about the history of the America flag and how we retire them in my Troop. Then then every month, my Troop would come and empty the box, and we would retire the flags at campouts."
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[1] How to Properly Dispose of Worn-Out U.S. Flags, US Department of Defense, 2020, Excerpts
Many Americans proudly fly the U.S. flag at their homes and places of work, but what do you do with it when it's old and ratty and you're ready for a new one? Don't just throw it in the trash like any other old item — that's considered disrespectful.
Just as there's etiquette for displaying Old Glory, there's also etiquette for disposing of flags in a dignified manner.
[2] 23 July Council Meeting, Agenda Item Public Comment
• Video 7:05
• Minutes: Zachary Taipale at 1116 E. West Oak spoke before the City Council requesting to place retired flag box at the Public Safety Building as an Eagle Scout Project.
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