Oak Creek To Host Flag Day Celebration At Drexel Town Square

OAK CREEK, WI —The City of Oak Creek has announced it will commemorate Flag Day next week with a Drexel Town Square event that will include music, a patriotic ceremony and a flag exhibit.

The 90-minute event will begin at 10 a.m. on June 14 at the Oak Creek Civic Center, located at 8040 S. 6th Street, which is part of Drexel Town Square.

There will be a patriot live performance by the Oak Creek High School Band, and Oak Creek Mayor Dan Bukiewicz will deliver a Flag Day address.

The Sons of American Legion Squadron No. 434 also will be present at the event to perform the Unserviceable Flag Ceremony.

According to American Legion.org, the ceremony is performed on Flag Day each year and creates a dignified and solemn occasion for the disposal of unserviceable flags.

The American Legion's United States Flag Code states: "when a flag has served its useful purpose, it should be destroyed, preferably by burning. For individual citizens, this should be done discreetly so that the act of destruction is not perceived as a protest or desecration."

The Flag Day celebration also will serve as the kickoff to the "Stars on the Square" historic flags walking tour. The display will give visitors a chance to celebrate the birthday of the Stars and Stripes by walking the square to see the evolution of the American flag.