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Boys Scouts prepare for Veteran's Day
Boys Scouts prepare for Veteran's Day


By Maegan Martens mmartens@turlockjournal.com 209-634-9141, ext. 2015
POSTED November 10, 2009 9:38 p.m.
Boy Scout Troop 451 and Club Scout Troop 451 placed flags next to the graves of veterans on Saturday at Turlock Memorial Park. There were about 800 flags placed on the tombstones of veterans. They also retired a total of 17 flags by burning them in respect to Section 8k of the United States Flag Code. One special flag they retired was from the grave of Efran Hunter who died in the year of 1936. The flag had a total of 48 stars. 
Nov. 10, 2009 09:38p.m. EST Boys Scouts prepare for Veteran's Day Turlock Journal
Boy Scout Troop 451 and Club Scout Troop 451 placed flags next to the graves of veterans on Saturday at Turlock Memorial Park. There were about 800 flags placed on the tombstones of veterans. They also retired a total of 17 flags by burning them in respect to Section 8k of the United States Flag Code. One special flag they retired was from the grave of Efran Hunter who died in the year of 1936. The flag had a total of 48 stars. 
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