Rutland American Legion is having a flag retirement ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 27, starting at 9 a.m. at the Legion parking lot. If you have an old flag that needs to be retired, you may drop it off at the Rutland American Legion Post 31 on 33 Washington St. in Rutland for proper retirement. Please remove sticks. You may join us for the ceremony. It will take about 2 to 3 hours. If windy, raining , or snowing hard it will be postponed to a later date in March. If you have any questions, you may call Ron Fairbanks at 802-558-3965
Rutland American Legion to retire flags
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