Jackson-Milton students learn meaning of flag as one is laid to rest

NORTH JACKSON

The torn and faded American flag that flew in front of Jackson-Milton Elementary School has been replaced with a new model, providing students with a civics lesson in the process.

Members of American Legion Post 737 removed the flag, which Principal Joe DiLoreto estimates was at least seven years old, and showed students the proper way to fold it.

Students and teachers placed their hands over their hearts, and Legion members unfurled and raised a new banner to replace the old one.

The flag is “symbolic of the very heart of this great nation,” Murle McLaughlin, post founder, told students.

Friday’s event was a Memorial Day observance.

“Bow your heads and think of all the people who have died in order for you to be here today,” McLaughlin said.

Read more about the ceremony in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.