A PERPLEXING FLAG DAY Dilema
Some flags are not as easy to handle in the proper and respectful manor they deserve. Such was the case with the huge flag previously flown over Phillips Motors in Laguna Hills. Laying it out on the driveway to fold was not meant to be disrespectful in any way but the flag was just too big. It was being readied for collection by the Mission Viejo, Saddleback Valley Elks for the Flag Retirement Ceremony which will be held later this year at the Elks Lodge in Santa Ana.
As members of the local Lodge made plans for their annual June 14th Flag Day program, they announced that thousands of worn and tattered flags are being collected by Elks Lodges all over Orange County. The annual flag retirement ritual in November is attended by hundreds of Elk members and guests and is a solemn and moving tribute to our country’s Flag. Saddleback Valley residents wishing to properly dispose of their old and worn flags may bring them to the Elks Lodge located at 25092 Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo.
