Photos: East High Army JROTC flag retirement ceremony

Updated: March 10, 2017 Published: March 10, 2017

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Army JROTC Cadet Sergeant’s Allison Klebs, left, and John Lo place U.S. flags in burn barrels during the annual flag retirement ceremony at East Anchorage High School on Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2017. JROTC cadets properly disposed of 40 U.S. flags, 6 Alaska State flags, and a POW-MIA flag during the ceremony. The public can turn in their old, faded, tattered and unserviceable American Flags and the school and JROTC will dispose of them respectfully and honorably. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News)

The East Anchorage High School Army JROTC held their annual flag retirement ceremony on Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2017. The JROTC cadets properly disposed of 40 U.S. flags, 6 Alaska State flags, and a POW-MIA flag during the ceremony. The public can turn in their old, faded, tattered and unserviceable American Flags and the East High School JROTC will dispose of them respectfully and honorably.

Bill Roth

Bill Roth is a staff photojournalist at the Anchorage Daily News.