Civil Air Patrol collecting worn U.S. Flags in Danbury Connecticut

DANBURY, Conn. - April 13, 2016 - PRLog -- Civil Air Patrol's 399th Composite Squadron will collect American Flags no longer fit for service so they can be formally retired in an apporved ceremony on Flag Day. Collection is free of charge.

Date: April 23, 2016 (Saturday)

Time:  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Stop & Shop, 44 Lake Ave., Ext., Danbury, CT 06810

Small American flags will also be available free of charge to all who stop by our post. For additional information email pao@399cap.org

Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force's Total Force, which consists of Regular Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, along with Air Force retired military and civilian employees. CAP, in its Total Force role, operates a fleet of 550 aircraft and performs about 85 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 70 lives annually. Civil Air Patrol's 58,000 members nationwide also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. Its Airmen additionally play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to more than 24,000 young people currently participating in the CAP cadet program. Civil Air Patrol received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014 in honor of the heroic efforts of its World War II veterans. Congressionally chartered 74 years ago, the nonprofit organization also participates in Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honor and teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans.

Visit http://www.capvolunteernow.com for more information or http://www.facebook.com/399DanburyCAP