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Members of Team Dover’s Base Honor Guard taught students from St. John’s Lutheran School how to properly fold the American flag August 30, 2018, in Dover, Del.
St. John’s seventh and eighth grade students are tasked with raising and lowering the flag each day. In addition to flying the colors, the school recites the Pledge of Allegiance every morning before classes start.
It’s important for the students to understand all that the flag stands for and what it means to the American people, said Dr. Dina Vendetti, St. John’s Lutheran School principal. Learning to take proper care of the flag helps instill in them a respect for what it means and who it represents.
Two of Team Dover’s base honor guard members, Airmen 1st Class Mason Kreitzer and Kyle Wood, volunteered to teach students the proper procedures on handling the flag.
“I believe it's important for students to understand how to properly respect the flag at a young age so future generations inherit the same feelings and don’t just kick the flag to the side,” said Wood.
Kreitzer and Wood explained to the children the importance of the flag and the symbolic nature it has during ceremonies. They also demonstrated and taught them how to raise and lower it properly, and described how the flag is to be raised quickly and lowered slowly.
“I believe that if we instill some of these values in our young people now, they will grow up to be grateful people who understand what they've been given,” said Vendetti. “Raising and lowering our flags each day also sends a message to the community that we are all in this together - one nation, under God.”
| Date Taken: | 08.30.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 11.13.2018 14:45 |
| Story ID: | 299766 |
| Location: | DOVER, DELAWARE, US |
| Web Views: | 38 |
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