Members of The U.S. Navy Sea Cadets, Commodore Perry Division, put flags on the fire to properly burn them during The Andersons and Buckeye Broadband's 16th annual Operation Respect at Fort Meigs. An estimated 2,000 faded, torn and unserviceable flags were collected and burned at the fort.
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Members of The U.S. Navy Sea Cadets, Commodore Perry Division, put flags on the fire to properly burn during the 16th annual Operation Respect at Fort Meigs.
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Lt. Col. James Nowak, right, and Chaplain Claude Cawood, center right, salute the flag, which is being held by Austin Zolciak, left, and Keleigh Zenz, center left, with The U.S. Navy Sea Cadets, Commodore Perry Division.
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Members of The U.S. Navy Sea Cadets hold the flag taut for the blue stars to be separated from the stripes.
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Ben Sequin, 12, with The U.S. Navy Sea Cadets, plays TAPS during The Andersons and Buckeye Broadband's 16th annual Operation Respect, at Fort Meigs. An estimated 2,000 faded, torn and unserviceable flags were collected and burned at the fort.
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John Nowakowski, with The U.S. Navy Sea Cadets, Commodore Perry Division, right, puts a flag onto the fire.
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Members of The U.S. Navy Sea Cadets, Commodore Perry Division, put flags on the fire to properly burn during Operation Respect at Fort Meigs.
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Austin Zolciak, left, and Keleigh Zenz, right, hold a representative flag during The Andersons and Buckeye Broadband's 16th annual Operation Respect at Fort Meigs.
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Members of The U.S. Navy Sea Cadets, Commodore Perry Division, watch a flag burn properly during Operation Respect at Fort Meigs.
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