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Posted in History on Dec 9th, 2009
TimeWarner Cable is advertising in Texas, which seems ordinary enough. But the company is using a series of commercials that display the Lone Star flag hanging upside-down on the flagpole. The flag’s white stripe is on the bottom, and the top point on the five-pointed star is pointing down, not up.
I spoke with a TimeWarner [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Position Status, Flags in the News, History, Information on Sep 17th, 2009
The third Friday in September is honored as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
The flag is flown in the full-staff position on this day. While the law addresses flying the POW/MIA flag on federal installations only (see the link above), civilians should fly the POW/MIA flag directly beneath the U.S. flag on the same pole. [...]
Posted in History, Information on Sep 16th, 2009
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is a combined event that is observed in the United States on September 17. This event commemorates the formation and signing of the Constitution of the United States September 17, 1787, and celebrates our American citizenship. What a great day to fly the American flag!
For an excellent overview of our [...]
Posted in American Flag in literature, Editorial, History, Information on Mar 16th, 2009
Last Friday I received an email alerting me to the National Anthem YouTube Singing Contest sponsored by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and USA Weekend Magazine!
My correspondent asked if I would share this information with The Daily Flag readers, and I am happy to do so. Entries for this contest will end [...]
Posted in Flag Photos, History on Dec 23rd, 2008
Christmas, December 25, is an official flag flying day. Christmas is on Thursday this year which is great, because for most of this month, I thought Christmas was on Wednesday. So I was overjoyed to discover I had an extra day for preparations!
To give you a jump start on 2009, here is the list [...]
