Oak Hill Cemetery

The Last Hurrah for the American Flag

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A look at the annual ceremony held by the veterans in the South Bay's American Legion District 13 to honorably dispose of tattered and worn American flags.

Each year around Flag Day on June 14, American Legion Post 419 in Santa Clara gathers a year’s accumulation of tattered, faded American flags—filling 15 to 20, 30-gallon garbage bags—for delivery to Oak Hill Memorial Park, 300 Curtner Rd., San Jose. It is the last hurrah for these worn-out flags, which community members drop into … Read more