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troop has an extensive Citizenship Awareness program that
encompasses several areas:
Historic
Flags Program - The troop collects and displays historic
flags. Each flag has a tag attached to it that describes
the flag and tells about its history. Scouts from our
own troop as well as other Scouts and the general public are
attracted to the display at camps or special programs.
They tend to stop and read about some of the flags and learn a
little more about our nation.
National
Flag Foundation - Troop 101 is a member of the
National Flag Foundation. Besides using their resources
to promote citizenship and proper respect for the flag, the
troop assists with educational activities such as
demonstrating and teaching the new flag retirement ceremony.
Troop
101 Color Guard - a volunteer program within the troop
where Scouts drill to form an elite honor guard for Courts of
Honor, camp ceremonies and other public ceremonies, when
invited. Click on the link to learn more about it.
Community
Service: Flag Retirement - Troop 101 and its Color Guard
offer an ongoing service to the community for old flags.
Troop 101 will receive all old flags and see that they are
properly disposed of in a ceremony that meets with the
guidelines set forth by the National Flag Foundation.
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