PHOTOS: 13,000 Flags Burned During Veterans Day Flag Retirement Ceremony
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Larry Rieker, a member of the American Legion Post 286 in New Carlisle, uses a crutch to light 13,000 flags on fire during a Veterans Day Flag Retirement Ceremony Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. The Legion usually has a flag retirement ceremony in June for Flag Day but had received so many worn out flags that they decided to have another retirement ceremony on Veterans Day. BILL LACKEY/STAFF