In this photo, courtesy of the Nashua Telegraph, Jr. Vice Commander Peter Lyon, left, Commander Steven Davis, center, and Sergeant at Arms Herb Bennett, all of James E. Coffey Post 3 in Nashua, salute as a retired flag is burned Sunday in a ceremony at the Nashua Elks Lodge 720. The Elks hosted the event on Sunday as part of its Flag Day services, which included the retirement of the organizations old flag, the telling of the American flag's history and a salute by the firing squad of American Legion Post 48 of Hudson. Other groups represented in the ceremonies included Boy Scout Troop 250, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 483, the Fleet Reserve and the Nashua Emblem Club.
