Ducktown Boy Scouts retire American flags

  • Jonothon Payne, Ducktown Boy Scout Troop 14’s assistant scout master, holds the first flag to be retired the evening of Saturday, November 9. Shown with Payne are, from left, Matthew Payne and Dakota Harris.
    Jonothon Payne, Ducktown Boy Scout Troop 14’s assistant scout master, holds the first flag to be retired the evening of Saturday, November 9. Shown with Payne are, from left, Matthew Payne and Dakota Harris.
  • Ducktown Boy Scout Troop 14 and Cub Scout Pack 3014 held a flag retirement ceremony at the old Ducktown School, November 9. Shown are, from left, Assistant Scout Master of Troop 14 Jonothon Payne, Dakota Harris, Jeremiah Hill, Christian Setser, Kegan Patterson, Jasper Mealer and Judson Allen.
    Ducktown Boy Scout Troop 14 and Cub Scout Pack 3014 held a flag retirement ceremony at the old Ducktown School, November 9. Shown are, from left, Assistant Scout Master of Troop 14 Jonothon Payne, Dakota Harris, Jeremiah Hill, Christian Setser, Kegan Patterson, Jasper Mealer and Judson Allen.
  • Jonothon Payne, assistant scout master for Ducktown Boy Scout Troop 14, cuts a large American flag stripe by stripe during a ceremony to properly retire old flags.Dakota Harris is shown helping hold the flag.
    Jonothon Payne, assistant scout master for Ducktown Boy Scout Troop 14, cuts a large American flag stripe by stripe during a ceremony to properly retire old flags.Dakota Harris is shown helping hold the flag.
  • Ducktown Boy Scouts Jonothon and Matthew Payne properly retire the field of blue that belonged to a large American flag during a flag retirement ceremony, November 9.
    Ducktown Boy Scouts Jonothon and Matthew Payne properly retire the field of blue that belonged to a large American flag during a flag retirement ceremony, November 9.
  • Ducktown Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts pay their respects as the last bits of an old American flag are retired the evening of Saturday, November 9.
    Ducktown Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts pay their respects as the last bits of an old American flag are retired the evening of Saturday, November 9.
Ducktown Boy Scout Troop 14 and Cub Scout Pack 3014 held a flag retirement ceremony at the old Ducktown School in Ducktown, Tennessee, Saturday, November 9. The young men and a number of residents…

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