Logan Winkowski and other Boy Scouts from Troop 217, Chicora, prepare to burn an old American flag during Thursday's ceremony.

CHICORA — Chicora Municipal Park was filled with ceremony Thursday, as American flags were retired by fire at the end of the park's basketball court.

The Chicora chapter of the American Legion and Boy Scouts from Troop 217 continued their annual Flag Day ceremony. During the ceremony the two groups provide a proper send-off for unserviceable flags given to them by members of the community.

While offering a way to properly dispose of flags, the ceremony is also meant to show the scouts that participate the proper way to dispose of a flag.During this year's ceremony the troop was retiring the largest number of flags they had ever received, according to Evan Peterson, committee chairman and assistant scout master for Troop 217.<em>Read more about the ceremony in Friday's Butler Eagle.</em>

Anthony Leitem with Boy Scouts of Troop 217, Chicora, along with members of the Chicora American Legion Post 642 burn the old flags as they held a flag retirement ceremony at the Chicora Community Park on Thursday June 14, 2018. (JUSTIN GUIDO photo)