Veterans honor Old Glory during VFW flag retirement ceremony

  • FLAG RETIREMENT Chuck Ratliff, from left, Braxton Reiter and Steve Tidwell participate in the VFW Flag Retirement Ceremony on June 28, respectfully retiring worn American flags in accordance with long-standing military tradition. | LACEY REITER
    FLAG RETIREMENT Chuck Ratliff, from left, Braxton Reiter and Steve Tidwell participate in the VFW Flag Retirement Ceremony on June 28, respectfully retiring worn American flags in accordance with long-standing military tradition. | LACEY REITER

    LACEY REITER | POST DISPATCH VFW Post 6797 held its annual flag retirement ceremony June 28, providing the community with a solemn opportunity to respectfully retire worn and weathered American flags that had been collected throughout Post and the surrounding area.

    Leading the ceremony were veterans Chuck Ratliff, Tim Lawrence, Denise Lawrence, Steve Tidwell and Van D. Alsup, who carefully carried …