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Ernest Napper was a marine and then later worked security at Disneyland. The flag retreat was important to him. Napper, other staff members, and some Disney fans all had ideas about the ceremony.
They asked Disneyland to make the flag retreat more about recognizing people in the military. They thought this showed Disneyland’s traditional patriotic values.
In the 1990s, Ernest Napper worked to make Disneyland’s flag retreat a bigger ceremony. Today, it includes special moments to celebrate soldiers and sailors from all branches of the U.S. military. |