{"id":16572,"date":"2021-05-17T09:02:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T13:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=16572"},"modified":"2021-05-17T09:02:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T13:02:40","slug":"orange-county-government-and-the-orange-county-sheriffs-office-provide-options-for-proper-disposal-of-worn-u-s-flags","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2021\/05\/orange-county-government-and-the-orange-county-sheriffs-office-provide-options-for-proper-disposal-of-worn-u-s-flags\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Government and the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office Provide Options for Proper Disposal of Worn U.S. Flags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-8993 alignnone\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"Orange County Government\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-241x241.png 241w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-600x599.png 600w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo.png 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16573 alignnone\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OCSO-Star-Logo-Full-Color-300x286.png\" alt=\"Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office Logo\" width=\"158\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OCSO-Star-Logo-Full-Color-300x286.png 300w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OCSO-Star-Logo-Full-Color-1024x975.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OCSO-Star-Logo-Full-Color-768x731.png 768w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OCSO-Star-Logo-Full-Color-1536x1462.png 1536w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OCSO-Star-Logo-Full-Color-2048x1950.png 2048w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OCSO-Star-Logo-Full-Color-600x571.png 600w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OCSO-Star-Logo-Full-Color-785x747.png 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16574 size-full alignnone\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NACO-logo.png\" alt=\"National Association of Counties Logo\" width=\"225\" height=\"110\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>New Flag Disposal Boxes Offered in Orange County<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Orange County, Fla. \u2013 <\/strong>In partnership with the National Association of Counties and Florida Association of Counties, Orange County Government and the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office have installed flag retirement boxes at the following locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orange County Government\u2019s Administration Building, located at 201 S. Rosalind Avenue in Orlando. The box will be located in the 1st floor lobby.<\/li>\n<li>Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office Central Operations, North Lobby, located at 2500 W. Colonial Drive in Orlando.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When an American flag becomes worn out or torn, the U.S. Flag Code dictates how to respectfully retire it. The United States Flag Code prescribes flag etiquette \u2014 everything from flying it near other flags to instructions on how to raise and lower it. \u00a0Per the Code, \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flags should be folded respectfully before being placed in the box. Orange County Facilities is heading this program and will take the flags to the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Goldenrod Road in Orlando for proper disposal. This program is also in partnership with Orange County\u2019s Veterans Service Office and Orange County Mayor Demings\u2019 Veterans Advisory Council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese centrally-located drop-off locations at Orange County Government and at the Central Operations Center at the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office provide convenience while also respecting our national symbol,\u201d said Tommie Maldonado, program manager for Veterans Services and Veterans Service Officer. \u201cOrange County is unified in helping enable our citizens to respect our great nation while disposing of old or worn out flags.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Flag Disposal Boxes Offered in Orange County Orange County, Fla. \u2013 In partnership with the National Association of Counties and Florida Association of Counties, Orange County Government and the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office have installed flag retirement boxes at the following locations: Orange County Government\u2019s Administration Building, located at 201 S. 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