Flag Retirement Box Plans

To help people in his community life scout chip gaddis of troop 511 in medina ohio decided to build a flag retirement box.

Flag retirement box plans.

Drop off box offers way to retire tattered u s flags news. Flag retirement collection box francisco and his helpers installed a permanent outdoor box to collect deteriorated flags. Cutting the steep 22 1 2 miters. When folded into the traditional triangular shape a 5 x 9 6 burial flag measures roughly 11 tall and 22 across the base.

Remember start with scrap wood and test the fit of your folded flag. Naco is honored to help counties ensure our nation s banner receives a proper retirement through the naco flag retirement program. All projects american flag disposal project kougar and his team made 5 flag retirement boxes and placed them in locations in north central montana. The elevation drawing at right shows you the formula to use to decide on your box dimensions.

Rather than fold it up in a box a flag case like the one built here can become the perfect honored resting place for a treasured family heirloom. Naco member exclusive benefit u s. Over the course of the program we ve distributed 700 flag boxes to more than 550 counties across the country. Residents could drop off their flags in the box and scouts could.

By tania sari january 22 2019. In practice a little length and width for the flag are lost in the folds and a nice fitting flag case often will measure 21 5 x 10 75.