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Message started by BluffParkWriter on 07/06/11 at 1:05pm

Title: Bluff Park Boy Scouts Troop 21 in the news
Post by BluffParkWriter on 07/06/11 at 1:05pm

15 American flags recovered from storm debris burned in Pleasant Grove
Published: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 5:43 PM Updated: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 9:33 PM

PLEASANT GROVE, Alabama -- About 15 American flags, taken from the debris following the April 27 tornadoes, were retired and burned in a ceremony this afternoon in Pleasant Grove.

Silence fell over Pleasant Grove City Park, as 20 people looked on for about 20 minutes as the flags burned.

Ceres Environmental Services, a company working to remove storm debris, has collected the flags over the last two months, said Ivan Fogarty, area manager for the company. Members of Boy Scout Troop 21 in Hoover's Bluff Park neighborhood conducted the ceremony...............

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http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/06/fifteen_flags_from_storm_debri.html

Title: Re: Bluff Park Boy Scouts Troop 21 in the news
Post by BluffParkWriter on 07/06/11 at 1:09pm

more photos here
http://photos.al.com/birmingham-news/2011/06/tornado_flag_retirement_ceremo_7.html

Title: Re: Bluff Park Boy Scouts Troop 21 in the news
Post by JBH on 07/06/11 at 5:36pm

read the rest of the story now
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/06/fifteen_flags_from_storm_debri.html

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