Vermilion Parish Boy Scout completes Eagle project by building 3 flag retirement boxes

A Vermilion Parish Boy Scout built three flag retirement boxes for his project to become an Eagle Scout.
Boy Scouts must complete their Eagle Scout project before their 18th birthday. Grady Wise, a recent North Vermilion High School graduate, decided he would make three drop-off boxes for flags since many people don’t know how to properly dispose of them after they become worn down.
His idea to build the disposal boxes was born when people gave Boy Scout Troop 85 old flags because they did not know what to do with them.
“Abbeville needed this,” said Wise. “The community did not know what to do with old flags.”
On the Internet, He researched flag retirement boxes and their building plans. Then, he changed the blueprint plans to give them his personal touch. He also got help from Troop 85 members, who helped build and paint the boxes.
The retirement boxes are located at the American Legion Hall near the National Guard Armory, and the others are located inside Abbeville City Hall and the Abbeville Library.
The box is simple —just drop off the flag in the box, and members of Troop 85 will retire it properly.
Wise said the Boy Scouts cut the stripes out of the American flag and keep the portion with 50 stars as its piece, which is then burnt ceremoniously.
Wise will go in front of a Scouting Board on June 13 to see if he is awarded his Eagle Scout rank.
He starts UL this fall and will major in Marketing.