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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."

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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

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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

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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."

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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.

-THE END-

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