The Color & Design Specifics… There is an official Flag Code which specifies the look of the American Flag. Namely, that it shall have thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be fifty ...
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Days to Display the Flag September – November 2024 Labor Day – Sept 2 V-J Day, Japan signed surrender – Sept 2, 1945 Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance – Sept 11, half staff until sunset U.S. ...
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Civil War and the flag… Prior to the Civil War, the American flag was rarely seen outside of military forts, government buildings and ships. This changed following the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861. The flag flying over the fort ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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? ...
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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 – ...
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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 ...
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