- Date
- 2008-06-14
- Kind
- Celebration
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- militaryheritagecommunitycelebration
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
AMVETS Post 46 held a flag-retirement ceremony on 14 June 2008 at Doug Hartle’s home. The July report describes a solemn roll call of the original thirteen states, Taps, 18 veterans, and roughly two dozen observers.
Evidence limits
The source records the ceremony as a community report and does not identify every participant or provide an organizational register.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2008, "AMVETS Post 46 Flag Burning".Reports a June 14 ceremony at Commander Doug Hartle's home in which damaged flags were retired with a roll call of the original thirteen states, Taps, 18 veterans, and about two dozen onlookers. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the ceremony report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “AMVETS Post 46 holds Beaver Island flag retirement ceremony, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-amvets-flag-burning-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2008, "AMVETS Post 46 Flag Burning". (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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