Eagle River VFW holds flag retirement ceremony
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Walter Pittman, the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson honor guard program manager, and Renee Rangel, a Military Order of the Cootie chaplain, prepare the flag for retirement during a ceremony at the Eagle River Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9785 June 14, 2019, in Eagle River. Rangel organized the flag retirement ceremony in memory of her father who passed away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily Farnsworth)