Trumbull Legislators Sponsor Retired Flag Collection
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Key Takeaways
- Trumbull lawmakers urge residents to retire worn American flags with respect
- Drop off flags May 1 through June 13 at three local locations
- Final drive-up flag donation event runs June 13 at Middlebrook Elementary
- American Legion Post #141 will retire collected flags during the June 14 ceremony
Trumbull Legislators Sponsor Retired Flag Collection
TRUMBULL- With Flag Day a little more than a month away, it's the perfect time to properly retire your worn, faded, and tattered American flags as you prepare to put on fresh new displays of the Stars and Stripes. State Reps. David Rutigliano (R-123), Ben McGorty (R-122) and Tony Scott (R-112), in cooperation with the Trumbull American Legion Post #141, are encouraging Trumbull residents to dispose of their worn American flags in a dignified and respectful way.
Republican House members have made the flag collection an annual tradition for the last 14 years to commemorate Flag Day.
The Trumbull legislators have provided three locations that residents can drop off their worn American flags for proper ceremonial disposal according to the U.S. Flag Code, plus an additional day to drop flags off to the State Representatives. Drop-off locations will receive flags from May 1st - June 13th.
The drop-off locations are:
- Trumbull Town Hall at 5866 Main Street, Trumbull
- Trumbull Library (Main Branch) at 33 Quality Street, Trumbull
- Fairchild-Nichols Memorial Library on 1718 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull
Additionally, the Trumbull lawmakers will host a final drive-up flag donation event for your worn and tattered flags at the Middlebrook Elementary School on 220 Middlebrooks Avenue in Trumbull on Saturday June 13th from 9:00am-11:00am.
In 1916, Flag Day was officially established as June 14th by President Woodrow Wilson marking the anniversary of the Second Continental Congress passing a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,” and that “the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation”.
The U.S. Flag Code specifies that old American flags no longer in service must be properly disposed. The collected flags will be given to the American Legion Post #141 for proper retirement during a ceremony on June 14.
For additional information please call (800) 842-1423.