7/11/17 Flag Retirement Ceremony by Chelsea Purgahn
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An American flag cut into pieces rests on a table during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Rose, 20 months, Lucy, 6, and Claire Cozad prep a lemonade stand during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Joe Adams, 16, explains the significance of the ceremony during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Ray New drops a stripe of a flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A person drops a flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Tom Goodwin throws a flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Landon Wilson, 11, and Lance Krieg, 8, throw a flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Larry Wilson takes pictures during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jacob Rogers, 14, throws a flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Cody New, 16, center, stand with other Scouts during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Wyatt Rounsavall, 10, right, reacts to the heat of the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Scouts participate in a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A Boy Scout assists Dale Harrelson in throwing a flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Kole Westberry, 18, and Ray New place the last American flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lance Krieg, 8, throws a red stripe into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jon Thornhill salutes after throwing a flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Ray Tew, Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 351, throws a flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jeremy Cozad throws a flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jacob Kenney, 14, and Cody Tew, 16, hold Texas and American flags during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lance Krieg, 8, second from right, waits with other Scouts to throw flags into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Kole Westberry, 18, salutes after throwing a flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Robert Brewster, retired colonel in the United States Air Force, throws a flag into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A flag is thrown into the fire during a flag retirement ceremony at Cozad Insurance Group in Lindale, Texas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Scouts and members of the community retired 90 flags in the ceremony. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)