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(narrator) The flag of the United States of America was created June 14, 1777.

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It symbolizes liberty, justice and humanity.

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It's a representation of our entire nation.

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Davis-Monthan airmen handed off the 355th Fighter Wing's garrison flag to a local veterans group.

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As service members, we take pride in defending this nation's flag

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and when it's torn or weathered, it deserves the utmost respect during its retirement ceremony.

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(William Garris) If you go into any veterans organization, you'll meet

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many, many people, men and women, family members, veterans that have lost loved ones

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fighting for the right to do what we are able to do in this country.

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(narrator) This group has partnered up with the Boy Scouts to give the children

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an opportunity to learn how to properly dispose of a U.S. flag.

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Airman 1st Class Jean-Paul Arnaud, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.