SOS Flag Day Ceremony
June 23, 2008
It was an evening of patriotic celebration last Friday at the Court House in Globe. Folks gathered together from the community to remember our nation’s flag. Ellen O’Mallia of the Gila County S.O.S. hosted the event. Patriotic songs were sung, patriotic poems were read, and a history of the American flag was recited.
The San Carlos Apache Veterans Assn. Honor Guard presented the colors and remained at attention through the duration of the program. The Boy Scouts, Brent Cline’s Troop 101, carried the historical flags as the history of each was delivered.
Finally, Chuck Willis of the Joe Foss Institute delivered the flag folding ceremony with the assistance of Boy Scouts Johnny Griffin, and Denton Cline. The Joe Foss Institute was created to promote patriotism in schools, and to teach students about such things as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of rights, honor, duty, etc. There are presentations appropriate for K-12. All presenters are veterans. For more info. visit www.jfiweb.org, or call 928-425-2083.
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