Elks hold Flag Day ceremony
Jun 15, 2015
Members of the Elks Lodge carried different versions of the U.S. flag from throughout history during the ceremony BY BILL WHELAN
"Heraldry is as old as the human race," said Raymond Rock, past exalted ruler of the Wareham/New Bedford Lodge of Elks, at the Lodge's Flag Day ceremony Sunday afternoon.
More than 230 years ago, the United States adopted our own flag. To honor this occasion, the Elks held a ceremony in front of their Lodge on Cranberry Highway.
About 100 people were in attendance as members of the Lodge spoke about the origins and various iterations of our nation's flag, from the Pine Tree flag used at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 to the flag we use today.
Each of those flags were presented during the ceremony, which included color and honor guards from the Plymouth VFW Post, a 21 gun salute and concluding with the playing of "Taps."
Members of the Elks Lodge carried different versions of the U.S. flag from throughout history during the ceremony BY BILL WHELAN
Some of the members of the Elks Lodge at the ceremony. BY BILL WHELAN
Members of the Plymouth VFW BY BILL WHELAN
A woman carries the Gadsden flag during the procession of historical U.S. flags. BY BILL WHELAN
BY BILL WHELAN
A more modern version of the U.S. flag BY BILL WHELAN
