OVER 1000 AMERICAN FLAGS BURNED DURING FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONIES IN MONESSEN

Over 1000 American flags were burned during dignified flag retirement ceremonies held by the American Legion post in Monessen.  The Trib reports that flags in worn out or poor condition are given one last honor before being incinerated.  On Wednesday, they retired more than 1,000 American flags by burning them, followed by a few Pennsylvania state flags and one Israeli flag.  The hole where the flags were burned was then filled, burying the ashes.  Many of the flags retired came from Monessen’s five cemeteries where they marked veterans graves throughout the year, Chromulak said. Others were dropped off in the organization’s bin outside the Monessen Public Library.