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Posted in History, Information, Uncategorized on Aug 14th, 2008
The American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars are the two largest and most high-profile veteran service organizations (VSO) in the country, but there are many more. This link will take you to the page at the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. This is a screen capture image from the VA website, to give [...]
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, Information on Apr 22nd, 2008
At a flag retirement ceremony earlier this year, I saw what seemed to be several flags in very good condition that were being retired. It took several of these flags going into the flames before I realized what they were—veterans’ burial flags.
Posted in History on Mar 26th, 2008
Flag Retirement Ceremony conducted by VFW Post 8573 in Sattler, Texas.
Flag retirement ceremonies are most often conducted by veterans organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, or the Boy Scouts. But of course, any group or individual can retire a flag. The whole point of retiring a flag is a [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Sep 13th, 2007
The American Legion Color Guard competition is full of American flags and drills. The Open class brings out the best-of-the-best, and determines The Best. For the second time, The Best is the Winslow-Holbrook-Merritt American Legion Color Guard. Congratulations to this group for their diligence and dedication.
(Rockland ) American Legion color guard first in national competition [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on May 17th, 2007
Phil pulled the flag, signed it, and presented it to his new swing coach, Butch Harmon. That is quite the compliment to Butch. Great win, Phil!
Mickelson moving in right direction with US Open looming
After tapping in for bogey, Mickelson removed the flag from the pin on No.18 and signed his name with a note: “Butch, [...]
