Flag retirement ceremony [Image 14 of 21]

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

09.12.2011

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jumar Balacy 

U.S. Navy           

Chief Petty Officer (Select) Laura Azmitia, a hospital corpsman assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, separates the final stripe from an American flag during a flag retirement ceremony. American flags are retired by separating and burning the stripes then burning the stars. (Photo by: Seaman Jumar T. Balacy)

• Date Taken: 09.12.2011
• Date Posted: 09.16.2011 13:56
• Photo ID: 457820
• VIRIN: 110912-N-GG400-032
• Resolution: 4288x2681
• Size: 1003.77 KB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US