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Posted in Flag Facts, Flag Photos, History, Information on Aug 27th, 2008
Eight. The answer is eight. It’s a popular trivia question—a bit of a trick question, actually. How many places does the U.S. flag fly continuously in the United States? By law or presidential proclamation, the United States flag flies continuously in eight locations around the country. In chronological order of this honor, they are: [...]
Posted in Flag Facts, Flag Photos, Flags in the News, History, Information on Aug 20th, 2008
Here’s a story I flagged last week, from The Wall Street Journal. When I started doing more research on the topic of the tallest flagpoles, that’s when I learned about the super-tall pole in Laredo, Texas. For a someone who sells flagpoles, this is like the World Series! Flagpole Builder Hits New Heights In Central [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Facts, Information on Jul 22nd, 2008
A change to Section 9 of the US Flag Code, written into the Defense Authorization Act of 2008, now gives veterans and members of the US Armed Forces the authority to render a hand salute to the flag, whether or not in uniform, or wearing the apparel of a VSO (veterans service organization) such as [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Facts, Flag Videos, History on Jul 17th, 2008
Yesterday I received an email through the contact page asking: Can you tell me if there is a ceremonial procedure for carrying the flag from one end of a room to another for posting prior to the start of a meeting? I sent an answer to CD, but my response bounced right back to me. [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Facts, Flag Photos, History, Information on Jul 16th, 2008
That’s a lot of title, but all the elements are inextricably linked. Yesterday I didn’t post an article on The Daily Flag because I was doing research and answering questions. I am not a flag expert, but I am good at research, and I have patience, a highly useful skill in research. If you ask [...]
