OUR STORY
Our Story
Old Glory Retirement Foundation was started in 2025 with a simple mission: help Americans retire flags that are ready for retirement. What began as a duty nobody else was filling has grown into a foundation made up of roughly 90% veterans, now carrying flag retirement responsibilities for our region of Ohio. We retire flags with ceremony, honor veterans by name, and teach communities — especially young people — the proper way to respect the colors.
Recognized Across Our State & City
Our community and its leaders have stood alongside the Old Glory Retirement Foundation in honoring the American flag and those who served beneath it.
Proclaimed by the City of Middletown and recognized in a proposed Ohio House Resolution — honoring the spirit of unity and patriotism Americans showed on September 12, 2001.
Mayoral Proclamation
The City of Middletown proclaimed September 12 as Old Glory Retirement Foundation Day, recognizing the Foundation’s mission of dignified flag retirement, patriotism, veteran recognition, and educational outreach — and its historic July 4, 2026 ceremony.
Proposed Ohio House Resolution
A proposed resolution of the Ohio House of Representatives honors the Foundation and recognizes September 12, 2026 as Old Glory Retirement Foundation Day, commending the veterans, volunteers, and community members behind its work.
FOUNDER & CEO
About Adam Hunter
Old Glory Retirement Foundation was founded by Adam Hunter, who serves as Founder and CEO.
He built this foundation around a conviction that a flag isn't just cloth — it's a symbol people served under, fought under, and were buried under. It deserves better than an afterthought. Under his leadership, OGRF has grown into a team that's roughly 90% veterans, taken on flag retirement duties for the region, and made education the heart of the mission — because the surest way to honor the flag tomorrow is to teach a kid what it means today.
THE OLD GLORY PHILOSOPHY
The Old Glory Philosophy
Retire every flag as though someone's father served under it — because someone's father did. That's the standard. We don't rush ceremonies, we don't cut corners on etiquette, and we never treat a worn flag as trash. We do this work in public, with kids watching, because honor that's taught is honor that lasts. Every flag gets a dignified final salute, and every ceremony leaves someone knowing a little more than they did before.