SPECIAL EVENTS
AMERICAN LEGION FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY
THE POST ASSEMBLES IN FRONT OF THE BIG GUN WITH THE PAST COMMANDER
ONE PACE TO THE REAR AND ONE PACE TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMMANDER.
THE VICE COMMANDER LIKEWISE TO THE LEFT. THE SGT-AT-ARMS IS ONE PACE
TO THE REAR AND ONE PACE TO THE RIGHT OF THE PAST COMMANDER. THE
CHAPLAIN IS LIKEWISE TO THE LEFT OF THE VICE COMMANDER.
BUGLAR: LOCATED WITH THE HONOR GUARD, SOUNDS "ATTENTION".
COMMANDER: OFFICERS, POST
THE PAST COMMANDER AND VICE COMMANDER MARCH TO THEIR
PERSPECTIVE STATIONS. THE COLOR GUARD IS IN LINE BEHIND THE OFFICERS
AND THE HONOR GUARD IS IN FRONT OF THE BIG GUN
THE SGT-AT-ARMS WAITS UNTIL THE PAST COMMANDER AND VICE
COMMANDER MARCH TO THEIR PERSPECTIVE STATIONS THEN MARCHES TO HIS
POST
THE POST COMMANDER AND VICE COMMANDER SALUTE AS THE SGT-AT-ARMS
PASSES. WHEN AT HIS POST THE SGT-ST-ARMS SALUTES THE COMMANDER
WHO RETURNS THE SALUTE
NOTE: ALL SALUTES ARE TO BE A SLOW FUNERAL SALUTES A 5 COUNT UP, HOLD
FOR FIVE COUNT, AND BACK DOWN FOR A FIVE COUNT
SGT-AT-ARMS: COMMANDER I WISH TO PRESENT A NUMBER OF
UNSERVICEABLE FLAGS OF OUR COUNTRY FOR INSPECTION AND DISPOSAL
COMMANDER: SGT-AT-ARMS ADVANCE AND PRESENT THE FLAG FOR
INSPECTION AND DISPOSAL
THE SGT-AT-ARMS MARCHES UNTIL OPPOSITE THE PAST COMMANDER TURNS
AND HALTS TWO PACES IN FRONT OF HIM THEN TAKES ONE STEP FORWARD
AN D SALUTES.