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Flag Retirement Ceremony

October 22, 2011

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Two boxes of flags(100+) to be retired
Crowd gathering
Pledge of Alligence
Steve Hinson & Jim Alberson fuel the flags as others look on
Fire in the hole
Adding more flags
Veterans looking on
Letting it burn down
Ladies on the 'Walk for the cure' pause to observe the flag retirement
Bill Page, Steve Hinson, WW II vet and Brodie Watson stand back to avoid the smoke
Steve Hinson adds more flags
Almost finished
Steve Hinson and Jim Alberson
Phil Hutcherson, Brodie Watson & Dennis Hutcherson add an extra large flag to the fire
Final burn down of 100+ flags
Maumelle Fire Department raking the embers
Maumelle Fire Department extinquish the fire
Jim Genty, Jim Alberson and Ron Milazzo rope off the burn pit as Bill Page looks on
Awaiting the backhoe
MVMC President Jim Alberson being interviewed by Little Rock KTHV TV channel 11
Starbucks, anyone?
     

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