VFW Auxiliary Offers Flag Etiquette Program to Area Third Graders

Nearly 330 third grade students in area schools were presented a Flag Etiquette and Education program by the local Post 43 VFW Auxiliary members.

Earlier in the school year, VFW Post 43 auxiliary members visited Williamsburg Elementary, Northern Bedford County Elementary, Martinsburg Elementary and Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary Schools to educate the third-grade students on the importance of proper use and etiquette of the American Flag.

The program began with a brief history of the flag, highlighting the Grand Union Flag and the Continental Congress that adopted the American Flag as its na...