NYS Office Of General Services Announces Statewide Collection Of Worn American Flags For Proper Disposal

NEW YORK – New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy today announced that OGS will today start collecting worn and tattered flags at locations statewide so that they can be properly retired. The collected flags will be disposed of as part of the Memorial Watchfire hosted by the

CNY Veterans Recognition Foundation, with the continuing participation of Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 103, on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Information on the Watchfire can be found here.

OGS has set up drop-off locations across the state for businesses and individuals to bring their flags. The drop-off locations will be collecting donations from Tuesday, May 16, through Friday, May 26.

State Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton said, “As Chair of the Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee, and wife of a United States Army combat veteran, I commend the Governor for implementing this statewide proposal for collecting our worn American Flags for disposal. As a strong symbol of the beliefs and values of our country, proper flag disposal is a very important and honorary event because it allows the no-longer-in-use flags to be retired in a way that honors our country and what it believes in. Therefore, I call on all New York residents to join us in this statewide effort.

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