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Flag retirement ceremony held

Published 1:30 am Thursday, June 16, 2022

By Keith Thorpe

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Shane Thompson, accompanied by his son, Malachi Thompson, 10, a member Junior American Citizens, carries a used flag for inceneration on Tuesday at the Northwest Veterans Service Center in Port Angeles on Flag Day. Overseeing the burning were Ginny Sturgeon, left, and Jan Urfer, right, members of the Michael Trebert chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which co-hosted the event with the Clallam County Veterans Association. Eleven used cotton flags were burned during Tuesday's Flag Retirement Ceremony.
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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Shane Thompson, accompanied by his son, Malachi Thompson, 10, a member Junior American Citizens, carries a used flag for inceneration on Tuesday at the Northwest Veterans Service Center in Port Angeles on Flag Day. Overseeing the burning were Ginny Sturgeon, left, and Jan Urfer, right, members of the Michael Trebert chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which co-hosted the event with the Clallam County Veterans Association. Eleven used cotton flags were burned during Tuesday's Flag Retirement Ceremony.
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Shane Thompson, accompanied by his son, Malachi Thompson, 10, a member of Junior American Citizens, carries a retiring flag for incineration on Tuesday at the Northwest Veterans Service Center in Port Angeles on Flag Day. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Shane Thompson, accompanied by his son, Malachi Thompson, 10, a member of Junior American Citizens, carries a retiring flag for incineration on Tuesday at the Northwest Veterans Service Center in Port Angeles on Flag Day. Overseeing the ceremony were Ginny Sturgeon, left, and Jan Urfer, right, members of the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which co-hosted the event with the Clallam County Veterans Association. Eleven cotton flags were incinerated during Tuesday’s Flag Retirement Ceremony.

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