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David Albers/Staff Twelve-year-old John Mattucci, of Naples, waits to present a stack of American flags to be burned at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.

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David Albers/Staff Twelve-year-old John Mattucci, of Naples, waits to present a stack of American flags to be burned at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.

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  • David Albers/Staff Twelve-year-old John Mattucci, of Naples, waits to present a stack of American flags to be burned at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Boy scouts Cole Wilkinson, 11, left, and Carlos Martinez, 10, fold one of many tiny flags to be burned at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Twelve-year-old John Spilker, of Naples, helps to sort and fold worn flags at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Twelve-year-old William McDaniel, of Naples, helps to unload a shipment of worn flags at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Norwich University student Jennifer Sarnecky, 19, and Captain James Elson, U.S. Army (Ret.), salute an incinerator containing flags at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Naples resident Bob McDonald, a veteran of the Army Air Corps, plays the bugle during a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Thomas Hogle, 12, right, receives a few pointers on flag folding from Naples resident Bill McDaniel, left, at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Twelve-year-old Joseph Manuel, of Naples, carries a load of worn flags to be burned at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Boy scouts Daniel Pollitt, left, and William McDaniel salute worn American flags as they are burned at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Twelve-year-olds John Matucci, Joseph Manuel, Jake Germann and Naples resident Frank Kerr salute flags as they are burned at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Eleven-year-old Dylan Delehanty gives his younger brother, Tyler Delehanty instructions as the two wait to present flags to be burned at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Local boy scouts wait to present flags to be burned at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Local boy scouts wait to present flags to be burned at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Twelve-year-old John Matucci and Frank Kerr, of Naples, wait to present flags to be burned at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff A firefighter provides an element of safety a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.
  • David Albers/Staff Twelve-year-old Josh Asmodeo, of Naples, helps to sort and fold old flags at a flag retirement ceremony at Freedom Park on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Naples. Local boy scouts, veterans and volunteers collected worn flags from local residents and businesses to retire the flags properly according to U.S. Flag Code.

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