PHOTOS: Thousands of flags retired in annual Flag Day ceremony
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Tony Rieker helps light thousands of American flags during the annual flag retirement ceremony at American Legion Post 286 in New Carlisle Friday, June 14, 2024. The American Legiion receives thousands of faded and worn out flags from all over the country to officially retire. This year they retired between 8,000 an 10,000 flags. BILL LACKEY/STAFF