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Boy Scout Troop 494 Collects "Old" Flags at Dunwoody 4th of July Parade

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Don’t know what to do with your worn, torn, faded or soiled “Old Glory?”

 

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BSA Troop 494 is collecting U.S. flags for a flag retirement ceremony.

Boy Scout Troop 494 at Dunwoody Baptist Church is collecting worn and tired U.S. flags. The troop will take the flags to scout camp at Woodruff Scout Reservation in mid-July and “retire” the colors in a ceremony that honors our nation’s flag with the dignity and respect it is due.

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Scouts will collect flags in the Primrose School tent in Dunwoody Village following the Dunwoody Fourth of July Parade. Or, drop them off in the collection box at the Fitness Center at Dunwoody Baptist Church July 1st-2nd or 5th-8th.

 

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