Student plans solemn flag ceremony for 9/11


UW-Green Bay student Nate Fiene is promoting the fact he’ll host a Flag Retirement Ceremony, about 90 minutes in length, Friday night (Sept. 11) at 7:45 p.m. at the flagpoles adjacent to the Thompson and Liebel apartment halls on campus. “A flag retirement ceremony is a solemn event where flags that are too old or too ragged to continue to be flown are consumed by fire in a contained area with due honor and respect,” Fiene wrote in a note to his fellow students. “Out of respect for the flag and what it represents, no photography or recording will be allowed… If you are currently serving or have served in our Armed Forces and would like to wear your uniform, feel free to do so. If you have served or are serving and would like to help out with the honor guard, please email me.”