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PHOTO: Flag Day ceremony in St. Regis

MONTE TURNER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 3 months AGO
by MONTE TURNER
Mineral Independent | June 18, 2025 12:00 AM

Ray Welch American Legion Post 13 in St. Regis held a small flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day, Saturday, June 14 at their headquarters on Mill Creek Road. It was a solemn event but important to the membership for the honor in which they all had served their country. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent) 

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