The Town of Wake Forest is making it easier for community members to properly dispose of their tattered or worn American flags thanks to the efforts of a local Boy Scout.
Andrew Horner, 14, and the scouts of Troop 500 recently constructed a flag retirement drop box (see attached photo) as part of Horner’s Eagle Scout Service Project. Made of wooden and aluminum panels, the red, white, and blue colored drop box is in the visitor parking lot of Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., next to the utility payment drop box.
A Wake Forest High School student, Horner says the flag drop-off box is an appropriate and respectful way to dispose of worn, tattered, or unserviceable American flags.
“I decided on this project after seeing someone throw away a worn American flag,” said Horner. “I realized that many people don’t know the proper way to retire a flag, so I wanted to create a solution for our community.”
Community members can drop off their flags 24-hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. Once the box is full, scouts from Troop 500 will collect the flags, burn them as part of a retirement ceremony, and bury the ashes.
For more information, email Andrew Horner at andrewbhorner@outlook.com.
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