Category Archives: Patriotism

Holidays to Display Flag Sept – Nov 2023 Fall Issue · Labor Day – Sept 4 · Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance – Sept 11, half staff until sunset · POW/MIA Recognition Day – Sept 15 ...

Find a Location right near you! Search here: www.usflagstore.com The process and tradition of properly retiring an American flag requires finding a disposal location in your area. At one of these locations (VFW, American Legion, others), your American flag can ...

Above photo credit: 11/3/1945 WAR DOGS RETURN… First members of infantry scout dog platoons to arrive from overseas get back their land legs by limbering up with their masters, as this one does here. He returned with over 90 dogs ...

Original article from www.NationalFlagFoundation.org If you’ve ever attended a military funeral, perhaps you noticed that the honor guards pay meticulous attention to folding the U.S. flag that once draped the casket. Guards make crisp, precise folds a total of 13 ...

Holidays to Display Flag June – August 2023 Flag Day – June 14 U.S. Army Founded – June 14, 1775 Father’s Day – June 18 Independence Day – July 4 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day – July 27 Korean ...

The flag should be hoisted brisklyand lowered ceremoniously. The flag is never allowed totouch the ground or the floor. When hung over a sidewalk on a rope extending from a building to a pole, the union stars are always away ...

An Article Pulled From www.militarybases.com/air-force Originally, the Air Force started out as a smaller specialized unit within the Army. Post World War II, in 1947 the Air Force was established as an individual branch of the Military. The Air Force ...

An Article byLishamarie Hunter Throughout history, handwritten letters have been preserved and displayed in museums. Soldiers and loved ones back home have kept handwritten letters to reread hundreds of times while longing to be reunited. Writing a well-crafted letter shows ...

An Article Pulled From www.militarybases.com/marine-corps The Marines, first established in 1775 as a ground-force sector of the Navy, is considered to be the smallest branch of the military, next to the Coast Guard. Initially, the Marines were used to take ...

An Article Pulled From www.militarybases.com/army The Army is the oldest military branch, established on June 14th 1775. Today, there are more than 700,000 soldiers who fill many different positions: doctors, lawyers, engineers, computer programmers, logistic experts, and more still dedicated ...