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July 4th Flag Retirement Ceremony
Pawnee Cub Scouts
Pack 3235
Pawnee County Courthouse Lawn
Saturday, July 3, 2010 - 10:00am
At 10:00am the Pawnee VFW Post will raise the large holiday
flag, which should take about 10 minutes. We will begin the flag
retirement immediately after that.
RANDY
Welcome everyone. The Pawnee Cub
Scouts would like to welcome our
community and guests of Pawnee. My
Name is Randy McCray I am the
Cubmaster for Pawnee Cub Scout
Pack 3235. We are here today to
honor the symbol of our country
and retire these flags which haveserved their useful life as a
symbol of freedom and our country.
(Short Pause)
RANDY
The U.S. Flag Code states, The
flag, when it is in such condition
that it is no longer a fitting
emblem for display, should be
destroyed in a dignified way,preferably by burning.
Cub Scouts Attention
Color Guard Attention
Color Guard Advance
Color Guard Halt
Color Guard, Retrieve the Colors
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Two TIGERS remove old flag from wooden pole
Johnn &Wesley fold the old flag about to be retired
While the flag is being retrieved the history of the flag is to
be read.
BRETT
The current official U.S. flag is
a 50 star flag, born of the need
for a more practical design to
accommodate new states entering
the union. On April 4, 1818,
Congress established the number of
stripes at seven red and six
white, and provided the addition
of one star for each new state.
The thirteen stripes represent the
original 13 colonies. The 50 star
flag has been in use since July 4,
1960 when Hawaii officially joined
the union.
In the first years of the
Revolutionary War, America fought
under many flags. One of these
flags, called the Grand Union,
flew over George Washington'sheadquarters near Boston. It was
the first American flag to be
officially recognized by another
country.
On November 16, 1776, the American
warship, Andrew Doria, saluted a
Dutch fort in the West Indies and
was saluted in return. This
brought a measure of international
recognition to the UnitedColonies.
A flag with thirteen stars and
thirteen stripes received its
first salute from another country
on February 14, 1778, when French
vessels in Quiberon Bay, France,
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saluted John Paul Jones and his
ship, "The Ranger."
On June 14, 1777, in order to
establish an official flag of the
new nation, the Continental
Congress passed the first Flag
Act: "Resolved, that the flag of
the thirteen United States be
thirteen stripes alternate red and
white; that the union be a white
star, in a blue field,
representing a new constellation."
RANDY
COLOR GUARD RETURN TO POST
COLOR GUARD HALT
COLOR GUARD PRESENT THE COLORS
BRETT
"I am your Flag. I was born on
June 14, 1777. I am more than just
a piece of cloth shaped into a
colorful design; I am the silent
sentinel of freedom for the
greatest sovereign nation on
earth. I am the inspiration for
which America patriots gave their
lives and fortunes; I am theemblem of America.
I have flown through Peace and
War. Through strife and
Prosperity, and amidst it all, I
have always been respected. My red
stripes symbolize the blood
spilled in defense of this
glorious nation. My white stripes,
the burning tears shed by
Americans who lost their sons anddaughters in battle. My blue field
represents Gods Heaven under
which I fly, and my stars,
clustered together, unify the
fifty states as one for God and
Country.
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I am "Old Glory" and I proudly
wave on high. Honor me, respect
me, and defend me with your lives.
Never let our enemies tear me down
from my lofty position, lest I
never return. Keep alight the
fires of patriotism, strive
earnestly for the spirit of
democracy, and keep me always as a
symbol of freedom, liberty, and
peace in our country.
When the time comes that I am old
and faded, do not let me fly in
disrepair, rather retire me from
my duties only to replace me with
a new flag so that I may continue
to symbolize our country. With
this, renew your commitment to
what I stand for.
RANDY
Please stand as you are able, and
join us in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
(turn and face the flag- Short Pause)
RANDYCub Scouts Salute!
I pledge allegiance to the flag of
the United States of America, and
to the Republic, for which it
stands, one Nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and
Justice for all."
Two
BRETT
As you can see, this banner of
freedom and others on the table
before you are worn, tattered, and
soiled from use and age. Their
broad stripes are no longer a
fiery red & pure white, but faded
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and worn out. The stars and blue
background are no longer vivid
reminders of our blue skies and
great land, of the purity,
vigilance, and justice they
represent. These flags have flown
proudly over the years and have
done their job well. Now these
flags must be replaced with a new
flag to properly represent this
great nation of ours.
The flag of our nation should
always be a strong, vivid symbol
of our land and fly brightly in
our minds. Our flag is a symbol of
our people, our freedom, and our
strength. So it is now that I
commit these flags, which no
longer can fulfill their duties to
be retired to the flame.
RANDY
Cub Scouts Salute!
At this time the Color Guard will turn the flag so it is
parallel with the ground and step to the fire pit and gently
place it into the flame, folding the ends in toward the middle
of the fire.
Taps start to play (when flag is placed into the fire)
(when taps ends)
RANDY
Two
Next scout in line will walk over to the table and pick up a
flag and walk it to the color guard.
Song or songs start to play??
Color guard will then unfold and presented colors Cub Scouts
Salute! Then turn the flag so it is parallel with the ground and
gently place it into the flame
After most of the flag had burned
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JOHNN
Two
This will continue until all scouts have presented a flag to the
color guard.
Color Guard Present new colors (Retrieve new flag from stand or
where ever we put it and post the colors back on the wooden
pole)
RANDY
Cub Scouts Attention
Color Guard Attention
Color Guard Retrieve the new
colors
Color Guard Advance
Color Guard Halt
Color Guard, Post the Colors
Cub Scouts, Salute
Join me in the Pledge of
Allegiance
I pledge allegiance to the flag of
the United States of America, and
to the Republic, for which it
stands, one Nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and
Justice for all."
Two
Color Guard Return to post
Color Guard Halt
Color Guard Dismissed
Cub Scouts Dismissed
This concludes our Flag Retirement
Ceremony.
Thank you for attending. You are
dismissed.
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