Retiring U.S. flags

John Waltosz, commander of American Legion Fred Hancock Post No. 19 of Renton (in yellow shirt), supervises as Boy Scouts from Troop 498, which the post sponsors, plus a Cub Scout from Pack 468, and scout leaders help in retiring American flags Saturday, June 12, in a special ceremony. Following a strict protocol, the flags are burned. After the ceremony, the scouts were treated to hot dogs. Scout leaders who attended were Rod Graham and Russ Burkheimer. submitted photo