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Friday, June 18, 2004
The Clifton Record
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VFW POST #8553 COMMANDER KENNETH BURDWOOD (left) explained how to take a flag to half-staff
utilizing a black ribbon during last Friday's Flag Day ceremony in Clifton. Calvin Rueter (right) assisted
Burdwood as he attached the ribbon, used during a National Day of Mourning. staff Photo bv oavm Anderson
VFW, Hermann Sons
Host Flag Day Event
Bv David Aniikicson
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
CLIFTON Over two dozen
patriotic citizens attended a
Flag Day ceremony last Friday,
June 11, at the VFW Post #8553
post home in Clifton. The an-
nual observance is hosted by
the post and members of Her-
mann Sons Womack Lodge.
"I appreciate all who are here,”
said Hermann Sons chapter presi-
dent and VFW Post #8553 junior
vice-commander David Conrad. “I
just wish more would exercise the
right we have to celebrate Flag
Day.”
Post Commander Kenneth
Burdwood shared a bit of little-
known information about the
U S. flag during a national pe-
riod of mourning such as the
one the country observed last
week for the iate President
Ronald Reagan. Burdwood said
that flags that cannot be low-
ered to half-staff should have a
black ribbon, the same length
and width as a stripe on the
flag, attached to the flag post
just above the flag. Doing so, in
effect, lowers the flag to half-
staff.
Calvin Rueter gave a brief
history of the U S. Flag, from
the first official flag, through
the familiar Betsy Ross ver-
sion, to the current version of
the ‘‘Stars and Stripes.”
Rueter noted that the 48-star
version, in use before the ad-
mission of Alaska and Hawaii to
the Union, was used from 1912
through 1959. In use for 47
years, it is the American flag
that has been in use the long-
est. However, the current 50-
star version, in use since 1960,
is closing in at 44 years, and
soon will become the flag used
the longest.
Post Auxiliary President
Clara Dee Bronstad presented
a list of historic places where
the U.S. flag first flew, includ-
ing the first battle on domestic
soil, the first battles on various
waters, and the first battles on
foreign soils.
Joe Crawson presented a his-
tory of Flag Day itself, and Con-
rad spoke about the “Pause for
the Pledge," where all citizens
are asked to stop at 7 p m.
(Eastern Time) and recite the
Pledge of Allegiance.
“Do you really listen to what
we say when we say the Pledge
of Allegiance?” asked Conrad.
He noted the various changes
to the pledge over the years,
including changing the phrase
“my flag” to “the flag of the
United States” in 1923 and the
addition of “of America” to that
phrase in 1924, as well as the
addition of “under God” on Flag
Day 1954. Originally consisting
of 23 words, the pledge now has
31, Conrad explained.
The ceremony concluded
with David and Edwin Conrad
demonstrating the proper way
to fold the flag.
JOE CRAWSON (left) presented a history of Flag Day, VFW Post Auxiliary President Clara Dee Bronstad
(center) presented a list of historic places where the U.S. flag first flew, and Calvin Rueter (right) gave a
history of the flag itself during the local observance of Flag Day last Friday in Clifton.
Staff Photo By David Anderson
FOLDING THE STARS AND STRIPES — David Conrad (left) and Edwin Conrad (right) demonstrated the
proper method of folding the American flag during a Flag Day ceremony last Friday in Clifton, hosted by the
Hermann Sons Womack Lodge and VFW Post #8553. stm Pho*o sy d»n«j Anderson
Ceremonial Bugle To Be Presented To Iredell VFW Post
IREDELL — State Repre- during special ceremony. The side dishes, and desserts
sentative Arlene Wohlgemuth event will be held on “family prepared by ladies of the
will present a ceremonial night,” Saturday, June 19. post Auxiliary and others,
bugle to Iredell Veterans of A family dinner, provided by The bugle will be presented
Foreign Wars Post #8559 the post, will be served at 7 p.m. for use by the post’s Honor
Commander John D. Smith The meal will feature salads, Guard.
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