The American Legion Post in Broad Ripple has a new dedicated box that the community can leave unserviceable flags thanks to Boy Scout Sean Faulk with Troop 56. The American Legion Post has always accepted worn out flags to be properly retired but nowhere to leave the flags when no one is at the post. In the past the flags have been left at either Johnny's Market or on the doorstep of the post.

Sean has attended meetings at the post for Order of the Arrow meetings and noticed that something was missing. As part of Sean's Eagle Scout Project he proposed to the membership of the American Legion Post to install a box as a place for worn out flags to be left. Sean's project also included cleaning the exterior of the garage when the box was installed.

To raise money for the project Sean held a pancake breakfast at Fire Station #32 in Broad Ripple on Saturday April 28th (see Broad Ripple Gazette Volume 15 Number 10). The fundraiser breakfast went so well that Sean was able to complete his project for the legion and make the surrounding building look a lot better for the eyes of the community.

The box is wrapped in a vinyl wrap instead of paint. The design for the flag retirement box was worked out between Sean and Chuck Schafer. Chuck Schafer and the team at Schafer design donated their time and their materials to make this flag retirement box a huge success. Sean was also able to be involved with the design and installation of the wrap.