Retired With Honor
Every Flag Deserves a Dignified Final Salute
A veteran-led foundation retiring America's worn flags with honor — and teaching the next generation why it matters.
Retired With Honor
There's a Right Way to Say Goodbye to a Flag
Almost every American household has one — a flag that's flown through years of weather and is finally ready to come down. Most folks don't know what to do next, and a flag that served faithfully deserves better than a drawer or a trash can. Old Glory Retirement Foundation is the answer. We retire worn American flags with the ceremony, respect, and dignity they've earned, and we teach communities across Southwest Ohio how to honor the flag properly at every step.
Our Mission
A Duty We're Honored to Carry
Founded in 2025 and made up of roughly 90% veterans, Old Glory Retirement Foundation has taken on flag retirement duties for our region of Ohio. When a flag is ready for retirement, we make sure it's retired the right way — with ceremony, with respect, and with people who understand exactly what that cloth represents.
Next Generation
Teaching the Next Generation
Our most important work happens with young people. We partner with Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and the Young Marines, and we adopt elementary classrooms — bringing students to ceremonies and teaching them proper flag etiquette firsthand. Because a flag retired with honor teaches one lesson, and a child who learns why teaches a hundred more.
Ready to Retire
Have a Flag Ready for Retirement?
Bring it to us. We'll see that it's retired with the honor it earned.
Why OGRF
Honor Isn't a Detail — It's Everything
Veteran Led
Roughly 90% of our team wore the uniform this flag represents.
Proper Etiquette
We teach the right way to fly, fold, and retire the American flag.
Dignified Ceremony
Every flag is retired with respect, never discarded.
Youth Education
Scouts, Young Marines, and adopted classrooms learn it firsthand.
Veteran Tribute
Flags retired in the name of veterans we honor by story.
Community Rooted
Serving Southwest Ohio and the communities that fly her proudly.
From Our Community
What People Are Saying
