But there are businesses that have a flag and don't take care of it, so it gets worn out, torn and faded.

To commemorate National Flag Day, Cerritos honored Old Glory by holding a proper retirement ceremony for torn and faded flags Sunday.

This Saturday in honor of Flag Day, Greenville’s Knights of Columbus Assembly 2139 will host its annual flag retirement event where hundreds of U.S. and Texas flags will be ceremoniously burned.

People as young as 18 months lined up on a grassy field Sunday with faded and tattered American flags in their arms.