WASHINGTON -- President Bush has ordered flags at all federal facilities lowered to half-staff -- the midpoint on the display pole -- until July 5, 30 days after former President Reagan's death. For ...
With the official observance of Memorial Day today, Flag Day on June 14 and the Fourth of July coming, it's time to brush up on the proper way to display the U.S. flag at home, especially for a lot of ...
TWIN FALLS, Idaho • Local veterans say the most common mistreatment of the U.S. flag is flying it while dirty or frayed, but the flag is mishandled in plenty of other ways, too. Here are some Boy ...
The flag of the United States has had several different nicknames over the years. “Stars and Stripes” and “Old Glory” are two of the names the flag has had since the initial flag was adopted in 1777.
Jan. 23—GREENSBURG — You may have noticed that with the exception of during Monday's inauguration of President Donald Trump, the US flag and Indiana state flag have been flying at half-mast following ...
On June 14, we will not only be saluting the Army's 250th year with President Donald Trump's military parade in downtown Washington, D.C., we will also be celebrating America's symbol of freedom: the ...
On this day 246 years ago, Congress created our national flag by commemorating Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes. There have been a total of 27 variations in flag design over the years, as ...
Councilman Roy Christensen was a Boy Scout and a military officer. So he noticed right away that the American flag and the city flag were not being displayed properly in Lincoln's City Council ...