Photos: Lynn veterans host flag burning ceremony

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Last Updated, Jun 13, 2026, 4:33 PM

LYNN — The Lynn Veterans Council and Capt. W.M. G. Shoemaker American Legion Post 345 hosted the annual Flag Retirement Ceremony and Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery on Saturday.

The flags were ceremoniously burned by cadets from the Lynn English Marine Corps JROTC, Boy Scout Troop 34, and other members of the community before the ashes were collected and buried in a vault.

Photos: Lynn veterans host flag burning ceremony

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Old and tattered flags are piled at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn before being burned in a flag retirement ceremony.

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Lynn Boy Scout Troop 34 members, from left, Assistant Scout Master Bob Conlon, Bear Conlon, Bobby Conlon, and Scout Master Richard Bucko are on hand to help with the flag retirement ceremony in Lynn’s Pine Grove Cemetery.

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Lynn English Marine Corps JROTC cadets were on hand to assist with the Flag Retirement Ceremony and Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn on Saturday.

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David Solimine, Sr., co-chair of the Flag Retirement Ceremony and Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, speaks during the ceremony.

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Lynn Mayor Jared C. Nicholson speaks during the Flag Retirement Ceremony and Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery on Saturday.

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Capt. W.M. G. Shoemaker American Legion Post 345 Commander John Maccauda speaks during the Flag Retirement Ceremony and Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery on Saturday.

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Lynn Veterans Council President Wayne Johnson promotes the North Shore Veterans & First Responders Parade, happening on Sept. 20, as he speaks during the Flag Retirement Ceremony and Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery on Saturday.

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Flames shoot out of a barrel as American flags are readied for retirement during the Flag Retirement Ceremony and Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn on Saturday.

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Boy Scout Troop 34 member Bear Conlon tosses a retired American flag into the fire during the Flag Retirement Ceremony and Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn on Saturday.

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People gather at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn on Saturday to ceremoniously burn American flags that were no long fit for service during the Flag Retirement Ceremony and Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn on Saturday.

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Lynn English Marine Corps JROTC cadet Yeirelin Mercedes tosses a retired flag into the flames shooting from a barrel during the Flag Retirement Ceremony and Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn on Saturday.

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Lynn English Marine Corps JROTC cadet Randy Mejia tosses a retired flag into the flames shooting from a barrel during the Flag Retirement Ceremony and Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn on Saturday.

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