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‘He’s Done a Great Job’: Local Eagle Scout Creates U.S. Flag ‘Drop Box’ at Firehouse
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A New Canaan High School class of 2026 student recently completed a project to honor and respect the U.S. flag. James Bakal for his Eagle Scout project created a box that residents can use to ensure that the flags are disposed of properly. “It means that the town has a place where the flags can go, showing the local residents that they can do the proper thing in the world by retiring them,” Bakal said.
The tricolor drop-off box is located in front of New Canaan Fire Department headquarters on Main Street. “This project means so much to me,” said Bakal, whose grandfather served in World War II and who has two cousins in the military who have been deployed to Afghanistan in the past. “It means that the town has a place where the flags can go, and 10,15 years down the line, there will be a place in New Canaan for it to still happen.”
It’s a project that Vietnam War veteran Mike McGlinn, commander of VFW Post 653 in New Canaan, has been trying to get in town for “several years,” he said.
“I went to the Post Office twice to try and get an old mailbox and paint it, but that didn’t work,” McGlinn said.
