MK Flag ceremony

[airplane]

HI!
Can anyone give me info on the flag ceremony at MK. I remember reading somewhere that a member of the military is chosen every day to raise the flag. Kind of similar to the ceremony at the WL.

 

[kellypops]

Here's what allearsnet.com says:

Flag Retreat - Patriotic and moving demonstration, held daily at 5 p.m., in Town Square's Municipal Park. If you're a veteran of the military, you might want to inquire at City Hall about acting as the Veteran of the Day during the flag lowering ceremony.

My husband, a Navy veteran, did this a couple of years ago. We went to City Hall first thing in the morning and signed him up. They told us to come back at a certain time where he would be shown what to do. Two security personnel walked him through the motions--stand, turn, lower, salute--and at 5 pm, a lovely and reverent ceremony ensued. That is...until the flag got stuck on the way down. The patriotic music is playing, dozens of Main Street CM's are circled around, I'm taking photos--and the flag gets snagged on the line. How does one escape from that unnoticed??? The CM's were incredibly apologetic--came up and shook my husband's hand and said "this never happens". I got some great shots of the 2 cops and my husband staring heavenward as if willing the flag to let go of its shackles. We can laugh about it now, but my husband did not appreciate my sense of humor at the time! At any rate, barring that one oops, all else was a moving and lovely moment. A picture of my husband and the security man was given to us for free, along with a rare pin that only those participating in this ceremony receive. I'd love for him to do it again! (He's not quite ready yet.)

 

[civileng68]

As the previous poster said...........it's veterans mostly.

Every time I've been there to see it, it's been a military veteran.

 

[weirdpaintballr]

IT's neat to watch, if you aren't on a tight schedule...a little boring for teens and little kids, but its a good rest for your feet(if you can find a comfy spot to sit)

 

[airplane]

My dad is retiring this year in May (35 years in) and I think this is something he would love to do. We are going at the end of April. Would he qualify?

 

[maciec]

We happened on the ceremony by chance and the man that they had chosen was retired from the Navy.

I found it to be rather moving.

 

[ansky922]

We were there in NOV 05 for thanksgiving . My dad was in the navy he was wearing a hat with his ships name on it and we were just sitting around when a CM came up to him and asked him if he would be interested . My dad who is a frequent disney flyer and who has seen the ceramony before was needless to say very . They did it at 5:00
They gave him a pin a certificate and a free pic taken by a CM.

The best part for us was when my DS 6 said how proud he was of his grandpa


It was one of our great Disney moments

 

[susan1]

in all the times i have watched it, i have never seen a female veteran. do they just not put themselves foreward or what. i know several nurses who have been in the thick of wars. i am sure there are other women who have served in war zones. it is a very moving ceremony.

 

[lynlam]

Oh WOW. I have to tell my friends, who we are traveling with. He is in the reserves and just got back less than a year ago from a year in Iraq. This would be amazing for him to do!!!

 

[PIRATEWannabe]

Do you participate in uniform or in your park clothes?

 

[ToriLammy]

in all the times i have watched it, i have never seen a female veteran. do they just not put themselves foreward or what. i know several nurses who have been in the thick of wars. i am sure there are other women who have served in war zones. it is a very moving ceremony.

You must have missed me. My husband and I were Veterans of the Day in Jul 2003 I think mainly it is not a well advertised program so they don't know they can volunteer and when there is no volunteer the Main St CMs look for a veteran to ask to participate. Most elderly veterans often wear something, a hat, a shirt, a pin that identifies them as a veteran - most women don't.

 

[ToriLammy]

Do you participate in uniform or in your park clothes?

Park clothes. Go to City Hall first thing in the morning to volunteer - good luck!