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Cub Scouts learn, show respect for the U.S. Flag
TROY — With the tune “Reveille” in the background, 10-year-old Julian Texeira worked the rope to slowly raise a new American flag in front of the Griswold Heights Community Center. Texeira and 12 other boys of the Griswold Heights Tenants Association (GHTA) Cub Scout Pack #350 participated in a formal ceremony Tuesday afternoon to retire and replace the flag.

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Watertown Cub Scout Pack seeks new den members
Cub Scout Pack 30 Den 4 Bears are looking for a couple of more 3rd Grade Scouts to ad to their den.

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MC Scouts work to revive storm-damaged flags
Pictured are Mason City Scouts presenting their donation to the American Legion Post #496. Representing the Legion in the photo are post commander Dave Knieriem and Legion member Jim Sexton, along with Scouts and Scout masters who helped at the pancake and sausage breakfast.

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Cubs are on a roll
MACLEOD PAPPIDAS | THE DAILY WORLD James Russo, 8, of Cub Scout Pack 23 races down Broadway hill during the annual Cubmobile races in Aberdeen Saturday.

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Dallas flag retirement ceremony gives scores of Old Glories a fitting farewell
Scores of worn and faded American flags, deemed unfit to serve as symbols of their country any longer, were turned to ash Sunday under the watchful eye of the Sons of the American Revolution.

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Scouts honor fallen heroes with flags
Scouts from Cub Pack 240 worked with Boy Scout Troop 512 to replace or install over 550 flags for deceased veterans at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetary during Memorial Day weekend. Pictured are Jacob Booth, Matt Carango, Colin Booth and Nicholas Meloni.

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Herrin Cub Scout Pack 16 explores geocaching
HERRIN — Cub Scout Pack 16 of Herrin recently participated in ageocaching hike.

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Scouts get National Cemetery ready for Memorial Day
Submitted by Tim Buckley on Sat, 05/29/2010 – 12:46pm. READ MORE: WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts woke up bright and early this weekend to decorate over five thousand head stones to get them ready for Memorial Day. One American flag was planted on each soldier’s gravesite at Wilmington National Cemetery on Market Street.

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Scouts honor veterans by placing flags near grave markers
Though only 9 years old, Aaron Yost has a mature explanation for why he got up bright and early to plant American flags at Pilgrim Home Cemetery.   “It’s kind of like saying thanks to the people that died,” the Holland Cub Scout said.   Yost was one of a handful of area Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts who helped prepare the cemetery Saturday morning for Memorial Day by placing small …

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Pack 22 Cub Scouts earn Arrow of Light
Webelo Scouts all strive to earn the Arrow of Light, the highest award in Cub Scouts.

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Scout-O-Rama marks century of Boy Scouts
FAIRMONT – Saturday’s Scout-O-Rama was a mix of Boy Scout tradition and today’s cutting-edge technology for long-time Eagle Scouts to the fledgling Tiger Cub troops. It was all in the name of fun to honor 100 years of scouting. “Because it is the 100th-year anniversary, we had cake and a cake giveaway,” said Alice Johnson, a co-organizer of the Scout-O-Rama event along with Brian Hendricks.

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Scouts collecting tattered flags
Boy Scouts working through the Illinek Lodge of the Order of the Arrow will hold the annual “One Day of Service” to collect worn and tattered American flags to be properly retired. The One Day of Service will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m….

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When it comes to the color guard, flags are an important part of them. The color guard is basically a procession of people whose sole purpose is to carry the flags during official ceremonies. In the Unites States, color guard flags include the United States Flag, the flags of any states or any other countries involved with the ceremony, and the flags of the organizations. Proper use of these flags is very essential to the color guard.

Color guard flags are pretty much the reasons why the color guard exists. If you want to find flags for a color guard ceremony, it helps to understand exactly which flags you need. For example, if you are holding a Girl Scout ceremony of some kind, the color guard will include the United States flag, the state flag, and the official Girl Scout flag, or the insignia of the Girl Scouts on the flag. Some girls would be selected to hold the flags during the ceremony. They make up the official color guard of that ceremony.

During official and military ceremonies, there are additional color guard flags that are included. If it is a military ceremony, or a ceremony that includes several branches of the military service division, those flags would also be included. There is an official flag for the United States Army, United States Air Force, Marines, Navy, and Coast Guard. So if all of those branches are involved in the ceremony, all of those flags would be present.

It is very important that during the ceremonies, all of the color guard flags are lined up properly. They usually fall in order of rank. The United States Flag has the highest rank and then the other flags will be lined up exactly how they need to be from highest rank to lowest rank.

Color guard flags are an important part of any ceremony. If you need to hold an official ceremony of some kind, it is important to get a color guard involved. If it is a really official ceremony, you will need people in uniform and you may also want someone to shoot off a rifle. But even fairly informal ceremonies can have a color guard. Just remember to line the color guard flags up properly.