Starke County Commissioners Hear American Legion’s Concerns about Flags

Posted on December 6, 2017
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI

Ron Clemons and Commander Matt Fox from the North Judson American Legion Post #92 approached the Starke County Commissioners Monday night concerning the American flags that are placed at Round Lake Cemetery.

Clemons explained that the American Legion members place flags at every veteran’s grave for Memorial Day at eight different cemeteries. He said that the flags stay on the graves all year round except at Round Lake Cemetery. He noted that he’s not sure if the flags and flag holders have been removed for mowing purposes or if the cemetery association members are removing them, but he doesn’t think it’s right that they’ve been removed from the veteran’s graves.

He also mentioned that a larger flag that the American Legion members have installed on the flagpole at the cemetery is no longer there.

The commissioners give the American Legion $1,500 a year to help purchase the flags and flag holders for placement at veteran’s graves and they conduct fundraisers to collect the rest of the funds.

Commission President Donnie Binkley offered to talk to the cemetery association to learn more about the situation and return any information learned to the American Legion for clarification.

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6/19/2016 American Legion Post 92 Flag Burning Ceremony

Memorial Day and Flag Day have passed and the Fourth of July is just ahead.  There is nothing quite so beautiful as our flag set out to commemorate these days.  

As is so often the case, once the flag is out it becomes forgotten.  Sooner than we would like, it becomes tattered and torn.  The Red, White, And Blue stands for our country and is considered a living representation of it.  When it is no longer presentable, it should be properly retired. 

Every Father's Day weekend, during the Mint Festival, American Legion Post 92 has a flag burning ceremony.  It is done with the respect our flag deserves.  Please bring your old flags to the American Legion Post and let them be disposed of in the prescribed method on Sunday, June 19th, at 1 p.m. 

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3/15/2015 St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner

American Legion Post #92 in North Judson will have a Corned Beef  and Cabbage Dinner (including dessert) on March 15th from 12 noon until they are sold out.

Tickets are Adults = $20, Children under 10 = $5, Carry outs = $10

Bring the family and have dinner with them at Post #92.

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