After a decade’s conservation, the flag that inspired the National Anthem returns to its place of honor on the National Mall.
By Robert M. Poole for Smithsonian magazine, November 2008
Long before it flew to the moon, waved over the White House or was folded into tight triangles at Arlington National Cemetery; before it sparked fiery [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted in Flag Photos, History, Information on Nov 11th, 2008
From the Department of Veterans Affairs, an overview of Veterans Day.
What a remarkable silhouette. Definitely 21st century.
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Posted in Flag Photos, History on Nov 7th, 2008
Did you ever raise your right hand and take an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States? If you did, then I know you are forever changed by this act of sacrifice.
From Flags Bay and The Daily Flag, we thank you for your dedication and service to our country.
Veterans Day [...]
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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.
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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The Daily Flag presents a great trio of flag stories today, across the nation from the east coast to our western-most state (where I would like to be, because I love Kona coffee, and those creamy Macadamia nuts drenched in chocolate, swaying palm trees, aqua-white surf on a brilliant sun-lit beach … oh yeah, I [...]
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