Flag Retirement Box Plans

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Flag retirement box plans.

Residents could drop off their flags in the box and scouts could. Rather than fold it up in a box a flag case like the one built here can become the perfect honored resting place for a treasured family heirloom. To help people in his community life scout chip gaddis of troop 511 in medina ohio decided to build a flag retirement box. Flag case and certificate frames todd flag drop bo mn vfw military funeral flag urns chet s air force shadow box the wood flag display cases holders.

Over the course of the program we ve distributed 700 flag boxes to more than 550 counties across the country. In practice a little length and width for the flag are lost in the folds and a nice fitting flag case often will measure 21 5 x 10 75. Flag retirement box thank you for your interest in caring for the american flag. Cutting the steep 22 1 2 miters.

Remember start with scrap wood and test the fit of your folded flag. Flag retirement box plans. When folded into the traditional triangular shape a 5 x 9 6 burial flag measures roughly 11 tall and 22 across the base. Flag retirement collection box francisco and his helpers installed a permanent outdoor box to collect deteriorated flags.

Naco is honored to help counties ensure our nation s banner receives a proper retirement through the naco flag retirement program. Drop off box offers way to retire tattered u s flags news.