Tag: American flag
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Sayreville Legion post to hold flag retirement ceremony on June 14
American Legion Lenape Post 211 of Sayreville will hold a flag retirement service at 6:30 p.m. on June 14 behind the post home, 240 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville. All unserviceable and tattered flags will be retired in a solemn ceremony and respectable manner as authorized by the flag code of America.
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Memorial Day is perfect time to show respect for fallen heroes
May is filled with special days: Mother’s Day, the start of some of the year’s most beautiful weather and the time when we begin planning BBQs, picnics and other outdoor gatherings. One of the year’s most important days is Memorial Day, which falls on Monday, May 28, this year. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance…
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Students invited to write essays on flag for balloon festival contest
The QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning and PNC Bank invite New Jersey students in grades 2-12 to take part in the 15th annual PNC Bank “American Patriot Essay Contest” by writing a short essay on the topic “What the American Flag Means to Me.” The essays must be 100 words or less. Winning essays will…
