Flag Retirement Ceremony At Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

CONCORD, MA - NOVEMBER 11: Concord Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief, Chris Kelley feeds old and tattered flags into the fire during a retirement ceremony at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery early Tuesday morning. Fire chief Kenneth Willett, in center, and firefighter Roddy Loynd in rear help burn hundreds of flags. The local ceremony was started in 1965 because many cemetery flags had been left in place through the winter months and by spring their torn and faded condition did not honor the national colors or the departed veterans. Each November 11 the local citizens can also bring their own flags to the ceremony. (Photo by Joanne Rathe/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)