America’s Veterans Foundation/Southwest Florida Military Museum collecting worn American flags
If your American flag has seen brighter days, bring it to the Invest in America’s Veterans Foundation/Southwest Florida Military Museum, 4820 Leonard St, Cape Coral, and the foundation will collect and properly retire them in accordance with the United States Flag Code. New flags can be purchased $10.
Ralph Santillo, president of the foundation, said, “It is an honor for us to offer this service to our friends and neighbors.”
The foundation also urges everyone to fly the flag proudly on Flag Day, Sunday, June 14. The holiday commemorates the official adoption of the flag of the United States by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation officially establishing the date ad Flag Day.