Jenkins VFW retires flags on Veterans Day

Jenkins Veterans Day (1).JPG — Dan Erickson with the Jenkins VFW gently lowers a battered and weathered flag into a brazier to properly retire it at the Jenkins VFW flag retirement ceremony on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.

By Travis G. Grimler

November 17, 2022 05:01 AM

JENKINS — Jenkins VFW club members braved the cold Friday, Nov. 11, to perform a flag retirement ceremony during their Veterans Day ceremony.

With a small turnout, the event consisted of a formal process for properly retiring dozens of flags into a lit half-barrel style brazier after saluting the flag one last time. Taps was played to conclude the event.

Jenkins Veterans Day (2).JPG — Veterans share a salute over a worn flag about to be retired during the Jenkins VFW Veterans Day ceremony Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.

Sixth District Senior Vice Commander Don Lohse oversaw the event to ensure procedure was followed to a T.

Travis Grimler is a staff writer for the Pineandlakes Echo Journal weekly newspaper in Pequot Lakes/Pine River. He may be reached at 218-855-5853 or travis.grimler@pineandlakes.com.

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By Travis G. Grimler

Travis Grimler began work at the Echo Journal Jan. 2 of 2013 while the publication was still split in two as the Pine River Journal and Lake Country Echo. He is a full time reporter/photographer/videographer for the paper and operates primarily out of the northern stretch of the coverage area (Hackensack to Jenkins).

Jenkins VFW retires flags on Veterans Day

District senior vice commander oversees event