Boy Scouts, FCB retire old flags in show of respect

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  • An honor guard - William Eppler, Dane Bowers, Jonathan Leflet, Aiden McCloughan and Avery Kent - from Boy Scout Troop 284 of Marble Falls carries in Old Glory to be retired during a Saturday, Nov. 7 ceremony at FirstCapital Bank of Texas. More than 100 old, unusable flags were disposed of by burning during the event. Photos by Lew K. Cohn/The Highlander
    An honor guard - William Eppler, Dane Bowers, Jonathan Leflet, Aiden McCloughan and Avery Kent - from Boy Scout Troop 284 of Marble Falls carries in Old Glory to be retired during a Saturday, Nov. 7 ceremony at FirstCapital Bank of Texas. More than 100 old, unusable flags were disposed of by burning during the event. Photos by Lew K. Cohn/The Highlander
  • Marble Falls firefighter Katie Baxter carries a box full of flags to be retired Saturday, Nov. 7, at FirstCapital Bank of Texas in Marble Falls.
    Marble Falls firefighter Katie Baxter carries a box full of flags to be retired Saturday, Nov. 7, at FirstCapital Bank of Texas in Marble Falls.
  • Those in attendance at the flag retirement ceremony held by Boy Scout Troup 284 of Marble Falls sing the national anthem to honor the flag.
    Those in attendance at the flag retirement ceremony held by Boy Scout Troup 284 of Marble Falls sing the national anthem to honor the flag.
  • Troup 284 Boy Scout William Eppler respectfully places an old, worn-out American flag into a fire pit to dispose of it in accordance with Title 4, Chapter 8 of the United States Code.
    Troup 284 Boy Scout William Eppler respectfully places an old, worn-out American flag into a fire pit to dispose of it in accordance with Title 4, Chapter 8 of the United States Code.
Nearly 100 flags of various sizes were retired with honor by Marble Falls Boy Scout Troop 284 during a special ceremony Saturday, Nov. 7, at FirstCapital Bank of Texas, 507 W. FM 2147, Marble Falls. During the event, the scouts staged a ceremonial honor guard, which paid tribute to the worn standards, saw to it they were folded neatly and appropriately in a trifold (American flag) or square …

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