{"id":391,"date":"2018-04-15T09:30:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T16:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yaf.xqj.mybluehost.me\/?p=391"},"modified":"2018-04-16T06:25:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T13:25:31","slug":"retiring-the-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troop260.org\/index.php\/2018\/04\/15\/retiring-the-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Retiring the flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After having fun practicing fire building recently, the Troop put those skills to an important use last week: the retirement of several flags that had been entrusted to us after the end of their useful life.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: rgb(60,64,67); font-family: Roboto,HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline!important; float: none; text-align: left;\">The<span> <\/span><\/span>U.S.<b style=\"max-height: 999999px; color: rgb(60, 64, 67); font-family: Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"> <\/b>Flag code<span style=\"color: rgb(60,64,67); font-family: Roboto,HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline!important; float: none; text-align: left;\"><span> <\/span>states that, <i>\u201cthe<\/i><span><i> <\/i><\/span><\/span><i>flag<\/i><span style=\"color: rgb(60,64,67); font-family: Roboto,HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline!important; float: none; text-align: left;\"><i>, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning<\/i><\/span><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yaf.xqj.mybluehost.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180409_213522_183.jpg?resize=525%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-394 alignnone size-full\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/troop260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180409_213522_183.jpg?w=3024&amp;ssl=1 3024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/troop260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180409_213522_183.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/troop260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180409_213522_183.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/troop260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180409_213522_183.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/troop260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180409_213522_183.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/troop260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180409_213522_183.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/troop260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180409_213522_183.jpg?w=1575&amp;ssl=1 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Scouts led four separate ceremonies, taking turns to play different roles and try different content. 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