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June 14, 2011

Happy Flag Day!!!!

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Two posts in one day but I would be remiss if I did not add my thoughts about Flag Day.  Today we went to Put In Bay and had the pleasure of going to see Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial.  It is a pretty neat thing even if it is under restoration right now. More on that later.  The coolest thing was that they were retiring two flags today and the park rangers conducted a pretty neat ceremony.  They fly an English, Canadian and US flag there and it was very cool to watch them flying.

The park ranger explained to us that we should think of this retirement ceremony as a cremation of sorts. The flag should be destroyed in a dignified way when it is badly worn, torn, or faded and that the best way is by burning. The ceremony today was the retiring of a Canadian flag and a US flag.

First was the Canadian flag–complete with the Canadian anthem–O Canada.

The American flag was second and of course our national anthem was played while we all stood and respectfully watched.

Finally some of the ashes were scooped out of the flames and taken to the seawall where they were thrown over into the sea as a sign of what would have been done for sailors whose lives were lost during the Battle of Lake Erie.   A reenactment with a chaplain reading some words completed the ceremony as taps played and we left in silence.

A pretty neat thing to witness today. For those of you who do not know the history of Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial here is a small excerpt from Wikipedia:

Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie, near Ohio‘s South Bass Island, in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry won the greatest naval battle of the War of 1812.[1] The memorial also celebrates the lasting peace between Britain, Canada and the United States that followed the war.[citation neede

The Memorial Column

A 352 foot (107 m) monument — the world’s most massive Doric column — was constructed in Put-in-Bay, Ohio by a multi-state commission from 1912 to 1915 “to inculcate the lessons of international peace by arbitration and disarmament.” Beneath the stone floor of the monument lie the remains of three American officers and three British officers. It is among the tallest monuments in the United States (the Gateway Arch, San Jacinto Monument, and the Washington Monument are taller). Although substantially completed in 1915, funding problems prevented the proper completion of a fully realized memorial complex.[2] In 1919 the federal government assumed control of the monument and provided additional funding. The official dedication was celebrated on July 31, 1931. In 2002, 2.4 million dollars was spent on a new visitor center. The memorial is visited by 200,000 people each year.

This is what it looks like today.

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  1. John W. Kennedy
    June 14, 2011 at 08:10 pm

    Thanks, Beth Ann for the history lesson. Sounds as if you’re having a great time and I’m enjoying your daily posts that keep us abreast of your travels. In a small way, we’re all enjoying your travels. Regards John

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 14, 2011 at 08:32 pm

      Thanks, John!!! This was such a neat thing today—-I felt very patriotic!!! And we just happened upon it—-so it was really neat to be able to be a part of it!!! Great to have you reading my blog!!! Miss you and Barbie!

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  2. Tracy
    June 14, 2011 at 10:53 pm

    I learned something new today! Thanks for the education a la blog.

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 15, 2011 at 09:07 am

      Happy to enlighten!!! LOL

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  3. pattisj
    June 15, 2011 at 12:41 am

    Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 15, 2011 at 09:08 am

      Happy to share!!! As always!!! 🙂

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  4. Kame
    June 15, 2011 at 03:11 am

    Great post…I didn’t know flag-day exist.
    That is a great way to honoured a flag. Nice ceremonial.

    By the way, Aunt Beth Ann…we gave you an award 🙂 you can pick it in our blog

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 15, 2011 at 09:09 am

      It was very cool to be a part of the ceremony!!! Hey thanks for the award!!! I feel so versatile today!!! LOL 🙂

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  5. Karen and Gerard
    June 15, 2011 at 04:34 am

    That is neat the three flags fly together there. Sounds like that was a very interesting and moving ceremony! Great post!

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 15, 2011 at 09:09 am

      Thanks! It was an unexpected neat thing, you know?? Sometimes those unplanned adventures turn out the best!!!

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  6. Bernie
    June 15, 2011 at 11:28 am

    Thank you, Beth. That was a neat thing to read about and see pictures of. Very nice. I love when they burn a flag when its worn. It hurts my heart to see a flag all faded and torn.

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    1. Beth Ann
      June 15, 2011 at 12:16 pm

      I agree. It makes my heart hurt, too, when I see a tattered flag. It was the first time I had seen this and it was very moving. But then I get choked up anytime the national anthem is played, sung, hummed, whistled, whatever….

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