Greater Danbury area lawmakers are hosting flag collections this Memorial day weekend.  Torn or tattered flags will be collected at sites throughout the region through June 11th.  Brookfield REpresentative Steve Harding says they are working with the Danbury Council of Veterans and various VFW posts for this effort.

Flag retirement codes suggest the tattered flags be burned during a special ceremony.  The Veterans Department of Affairs suggests the flags be folded in a customary triangle and while it burns, individuals at the ceremony should salute or recite the Pledge of Allegiance.  A moment of silence is typically held and the ashes are buried.

The Danbury Council of Veterans, Catholic War Veterans Post #1042, VFW Bethel Post #935 and Joseph W. Tarrent, Jr. Memorial American Legion Post #100, are working in cooperation with the lawmakers for residents to retire their worn American Flags. 

Danbury City Hall, Danbury War Memorial, Bethel Municipal Center, and Brookfield Town Hall are among the collection sites.