Category Archives: Patriotism

Holidays to Display Flag June – August 2024 Flag Day – June 14 US Army Founded – June 14, 1775 Father’s Day – June 16 Independence Day – July 4 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day – July 27 Korean ...

Later Flag Facts… In 1795, the number of stars and stripes was increased from 13 to 15 (to reflect the entry of Vermont and Kentucky as states of the Union). For a time the flag was not changed when subsequent ...

Holidays to Display Flag March – May 2024 Spring Issue National Vietnam War Veterans Day– March 29, 2017 Good Friday – March 29 Somalia Campaign Ended – March 31, 1995 Easter Sunday – March 31 Mother’s Day – May 12 ...

Designer of the First Stripes and Stars Francis Hopkinson of New Jersey, a naval flag designer and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, designed a flag in 1777 while he was the chairman of the Continental Navy Board’s Middle ...

Wreaths Across America written by Lishmarie Hunter The holidays bring out many traditions and sometimes we do not know where these traditions come from. We see trees and wreaths throughout the season… But where and when did these traditions start? ...

Holidays to Display Flag Dec 2023 – Feb 2024 Winter Issue · Dec 7- National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (1/2 staff until sunset) · Dec 25 – Christmas Day · January 1 – New Years Day · January 15 – ...

Happy Veterans Day! Honor your vets this day by learning about the Designing The American Flag The current design of the U.S. flag is its 27th; the design of the flag has been modified officially 26 times since 1777. The 48-star flag ...

Native Americans in the U.S. Army, Code Talkers, Retrieved, 20 August 2023,http: Army.mil. Pike. David.The Importance of Communications in the Military. Retrieved, (2021), Retrieved 19 August 2023,http:blog.sametec.com. Lincoln Riddle,GuestAuthor, Much More Than Code Talking – The Role of Native Americans ...

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 ...