4 U.S.C. § 8¶
United States Congress. (2026). 4 U.S.C. § 8: Respect for Flag. United States Code.
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Mechanisms¶
- Retirement or Return Rite
- So the troop holds a retirement: the flag is presented, its service recounted, and it is respectfully retired by ceremonial burning, following the long-standing convention that a worn flag be destroyed in a dignified way rather than discarded.
This sourceThe U.S. Flag Code states that a flag no longer fit for display should be destroyed in a dignified manner, preferably by burning.
- So the troop holds a retirement: the flag is presented, its service recounted, and it is respectfully retired by ceremonial burning, following the long-standing convention that a worn flag be destroyed in a dignified way rather than discarded.
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