Photo by SUBMITTED BY DAVID WHITTED
Taking the flag apart
Quitman VFW Post 4982 Commander Ann Hollingsworth accepts an American flag for retirement during the post’s Oct. 29 ceremony at Clarkco State Park. The flags are taken apart, the red and the white stripes, and finally the blue field with the stars, separated by these parts.
Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4982 of Quitman gathered Oct. 29 at Clarkco State Park for a flag retirement ceremony honoring the American flag including the values it represents.
