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Posted in Editorial, Uncategorized on Nov 27th, 2008
My husband’s grandfather, Pop, used to shoot a wild turkey every year for Thanksgiving, until he got too old to hunt.
The difference between putting a golden, succulent Butterball on the table, and putting a wild turkey on the table, is the difference between driving to the grocery store, or lying in wait, patient [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Photos, Flags in the News, History on Nov 19th, 2008
Last month The Daily Flag received a question about flag precedence, etiquette and protocol, which is routine, but for the event in question, it was not.
It was for the “Run for the Fallen,” to the Healing Field Memorial at Patriot Park in Cathedral City, California, sponsored by the Cathedral City Rotary Club and Cathedral City. [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Photos, History on Nov 12th, 2008
Now would be a good time to sign up for the RSS feed from The Daily Flag.
Last week I took a small vacation from The Daily Flag, and during that time I made major business decisions about The Daily Flag and Flags Bay.
I will continue to write for The Daily Flag, but I am reducing [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Photos, Information on Nov 3rd, 2008
I love writing for The Daily Flag, but there are other things that I love, so I’m taking a vacation. I’ll be back by November 10.
Flag photo by Alex Richman, of Sidewalk Photography and Alex Richman Photography.
Posted in Editorial, Flag Photos, History, Scouting on Oct 31st, 2008
Do you remember the USS Boy Scout?
I wrote about Boy Scout last May, having found the name and photograph while researching at the Department of Navy—Naval Historical Center, looking for old photographs that showed the Stars and Stripes.
Historical photographs are indexed in myriad ways, but not by whether the U.S. flag is included in [...]
Posted in Editorial, History, Information, Scouting on Oct 30th, 2008
Is there a special Boy Scout in your life? Looking for the gift of a lifetime? How about this beauty!
In celebration of 100 years of Boy Scouting, the Henry Repeating Arms Company has built the Henry Golden Boy “Boy Scouts of America Centennial Edition” Rifle.
This special rifle features the Scout Oath, Scout Law, scrollwork [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Facts, Flag Photos, History, Information on Oct 24th, 2008
A recurring question that shows up on every web site that writes about flags, or sell flags is this: How do you fold a Texas flag?
The Texas Flag Code is silent on this, so there’s no help to be found there. I should mention that the U.S. Flag Code does not tell how to fold [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Photos on Oct 23rd, 2008
The Daily Flag has built up a nice stock of "flag" photos, and there are certain flag photos that I have used more than once, but I have never used this one again since the first time I showed it to you.
I am intrigued by this tableau, spotted and photographed by Alex Richman in May, [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Facts, Flag Photos, Flags in the News, History on Oct 20th, 2008
For someone who writes about flags, this story is hot hot hot!
The State of Oregon celebrates its sesquicentennial next year (1859-2009), and The Oregonian newspaper in Portland has announced a contest to design a new flag for the state. It’s not sanctioned by the State of Oregon, but it’s a start.
The Oregon flag, like [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Photos, Flags in the News on Oct 17th, 2008
What a great Color Guard! These little cadets with great big hearts carried the U.S. flag, the state flag of Washington, the U.S. Army flag, and the U.S. Air Force flag onto Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners.
Lakewood Boys & Girls Club kids carry colors
By Kris Sherman of THE NEWS TRIBUNE
Published: October 15th, [...]
