Deposit worn American flags at City Hall, Mission Viejo Library

With American flags proudly displayed all over the community for Independence Day, now is the time to properly retire an Old Glory which may be torn, faded or frayed.

Tattered, unserviceable flags can be dropped off in specially marked boxes during business hours at City Hall, 200 Civic Center, or the Mission Viejo Library at 100 Civic Center.

The flags will be picked up by Boy Scout Troop #603, chartered by the Mission Viejo Elks Lodge, to be honorably destroyed in a flag-retirement ceremony. 

According to the United States Flag Code, "The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning."

For more information, call 949-470-3061.