Flag Retirement Events 2024
A Post 205 Flag Retirement event was held on December 5, 2024 at the Bluffton Township Fire District Maintenance and Training Center at 19 Ulmer Road in Bluffton. We appreciate the cooperation of the Fire Department for not only collecting the flags, but also for the use of the Maintenance and Training Center site to allow us to retire the flags in accordance with the United States Flag Code.
Bluffton American Legion Post 205 is collecting worn, torn and faded American Flags to be disposed of properly at retirement ceremonies conducted in accordance with United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10. There are a variety of traditional and respectful ways to properly dispose of flags. The American Legion guidance and script for proper disposal can be found here.
Flags collected by Post 205 are disposed of in coordination with the Bluffton Township Fire District, Flags can be dropped off from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. any day at the following Fire District stations:
- Station 30 - Old Town, 199 Burnt Church Rd, Bluffton
Station 31 - New Riverside, 31 Red Barn Drive, Bluffton
Station 32 - Callawassie, 155 Callawassie Drive, Okatie
Station 33 - Moss Creek, 12 Buckingham Plantation Drive, Bluffton
Station 34 - Sun City, 25 William Pope Drive, Okatie
Station 35 - Headquarters, 357 Fording Island Rd, Bluffton
Worn/Faded American Flag Retirement
The Post 205 December 2024 Flag Retirement Detail.
Click on the button above to see a picture of the container for flag retirement.
A Post 205 Flag Retirement event was held on February 22, 2024 at the Bluffton Township Fire District Maintenance and Training Center at 19 Ulmer Road in Bluffton. We appreciate the cooperation of the Fire Department for not only collecting the flags, but also for the use of the Maintenance and Training Center site to allow us to retire the flags in accordance with the United States Flag Code.
The Post 205 2024 Flag Retirement 'Smoke Eaters'. Some lost an eyebrow or two.