Days to Display the Flag (September- November 2024)
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…
Designing The American Flag – Part 4
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…
Days to Display the Flag (June-August 2024)
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…
Designing The American Flag – Part 3
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).…
Days to Display the Flag (March 2024-May 2024)
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…
Designing The American Flag – Part 2
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…
Wreaths Across America
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…
Days to Display the Flag (Dec 2023-Feb 2024)
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 ·…
Designing The American Flag – Part 1
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…
Army Code Talkers
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…