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Posted in Flag books, History, Information on Sep 17th, 2008
A re-run of sorts … from a few months ago, when I wrote about and linked to the flag manuals of the Army, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force.
There is a permanent tab now, at the top of The Daily Flag, which contains the links to each of the Armed Forces flag [...]
Posted in Flag books, History on Jul 21st, 2008
In the course of my research about flags, I frequently use the flag manuals from the Armed Services—Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard. You might find them useful too.
U.S. Air Force flag manual (91 pages PDF)
U.S. Marine Corps flag manual (71 pages PDF)
U.S. Army flag manual (82 pages PDF)
U.S. Navy flag manual (106 [...]
Posted in American Flag in literature, Editorial, Flag books, History on Jul 3rd, 2008
I have written before that I use author Marc Leepson’s wonderful book Flag: An American Biography. This book needs to be in every home, especially if you have school-aged children in the home, because it is such a splendid resource, and a delight to read.
I want to share a story with you, that has appeared [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag books, History, Information on Jun 11th, 2008
No column about flags today, except in an indirect way. This morning I was looking on my desk for a *particular document about flags, but couldn’t find it. I am messy writer, to be sure.
The only working space I ever kept meticulously clean was my darkroom, because to be otherwise was to invite disaster and [...]
Posted in Flag books, History, Uncategorized on Apr 28th, 2008
I have a new book. Husband bought it for me; he never fusses if I ask for books (new shoes however, require more negotiation).
The book is Protocol, by Mary Jane McCaffree, Pauline Innis, and Richard M. Sand, Esq. I bought it because while researching information about flags, I would find instances of flag etiquette that [...]
