Translations:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Outreach/Flags - Advanced/48/en
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- Kindle a fire near the center of the area where the flag will be retired. Assign someone to tend the fire, seeing that it does not get out of control and that it is sufficiently robust to consume the flag completely.
- Six Pathfinders march forward, with one carrying the flag.
- The flag is unfolded and held horizontally while Taps is played.
- While five of the Pathfinders hold the flag, the sixth one removes the union (blue field) with a pair of sharp scissors.
- The union is placed on the fire.
- The top-most red stripe is then cut from the flag (and the remainder of the flag is still held horizontal to the ground).
- The red strip is placed on the fire.
- Each stripe is then removed, one at a time and placed on the fire.
- When the fire has consumed all the parts of the flag, it should be put out completely.
- When it is cool enough to do so, any grommets that were part of the flag should be collected and buried.
