Article by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images The 24-note melancholy bugle call known as “taps” is thought to be a revision of a French bugle signal, called “tattoo,” that notified soldiers to cease an ...
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A Series by Lishamarie Hunter This is the first in a four part series highlighting females accomplishments and the evolution of their services to the country and military. I am Lishamarie Hunter, I am a retired veteran. I spent 25 ...
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By Annalisa C. Underwood For Navy Live, Oct 2014 If you’ve ever been to a military ball, stepped inside a chow hall, or attended an event at a military veterans association in your local community, you’ve likely noticed the small, ...
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Holidays to Display Flag Nov 2018 – January 2019 Thanksgiving Day – November 22 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day – December 7 (until sunset) Christmas Day – December 25 News Year Day- January 1 Martin Luther King Jr Day – January ...
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by Beverly Hernandez Updated October 31, 2017 People sometimes confuse the meanings of Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Memorial Day, often called Decoration Day, is observed the last Monday in May as a remembrance of those who died in military ...
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By Red Skelton I – Me; an individual; a committee of one. Pledge – Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity. Allegiance – My love and my devotion. To the Flag – Our standard; Old Glory; a ...
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Holidays to Display Flag – Aug-Sept-Oct 2018 Fall Quarter Labor Day – September 3 Patriots Day, National Day of Service and Remembrance – Until Sunset September 11 United States Constitution Approved – September 17, 1787 POW/MIA Recognition Day – September ...
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Holidays to Display Flag – May-June-July 2018 Spring Quarter National Day of Prayer – The 1st Thursday of May (3rd) Mother’s Day – May 13 Peace Officers Memorial Day – May 15 (1 /2 staff until noon) Armed Forces Day-May ...
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