S. Korea to get back 19th-century battle flag from U.S. this month | Korea.net News
The United States has agreed to return a Korean battle flag to South Korea this month on a lease basis, 126 years after the U.S. Navy captured it during an armed conflict here in the 19th century, officials at a state-run culture administration said Tuesday (Oct. 9).

The 4.5-meter by 4.5-meter flag has been on display at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland since the U.S. took it as “spoils” from Korean general Uh Je-yeon during a 1871 battle at Gwangseong Fort in Ganghwa-do Island, west of Seoul. The conflict broke out as the U.S. attempted to open Korea to trade, and was subsequently christened by the New York Herald as “Our Little War With The Heathen.”

The American flag removed from the leather jacket worn by Peter Fonda in the movie Easy Rider sold at auction for almost $90,000 dollars. The Daily Flag reported on this last month as the auction was getting the memorabilia ready.

Flag from ‘Easy Rider’ brings about $90,000 in auction | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle
DALLAS — The American flag taken from the back of the jacket Peter Fonda wore in the film “Easy Rider” has sold for $89,625 at an auction of the actor’s memorabilia from the iconic 1969 movie.

The Rolex watch that Fonda wore in the film was also part of the auction over the weekend at Dallas’ Heritage Galleries. The prototype watch sold for $33,460.

Heritage said the names of the buyers were not revealed.

The Daily Flag’s photo policy is definitely G-rated, and finding a picture of Paulina Rubio that meets that policy was difficult. The Mexican government is deciding whether to bring charges against Rubio for “not respecting” the Mexican flag, according to their National Flag, Shield, and Anthem Law, for posing with the Mexican flag. It seems the U.S. isn’t the only country dealing with “respect for flag” issues.

Mexico investigates whether singer desecrated flag by posing seminude with it – International Herald Tribune
MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s government is investigating whether pop singer Paulina Rubio desecrated the country’s flag when she posed for a magazine in nothing but the red, white and green of the Mexican flag.

Mexico’s Interior Department said Wednesday the photos may have violated an article in the National Flag, Shield and Anthem Law, which states “private individuals will give the appropriate respect to the national symbol and handle it with care.”

In the photo for the Spanish edition of Cosmopolitan magazine, the blond-haired Rubio — known as “La Chica Dorada,” or The Golden Girl — is seen clutching the flag in front of her to cover her parts of her apparently naked body.

A lost Saul Steinberg mural was located under cover of red, white and blue wallpaper. This find is very exciting to Steinberg fans and to Stephen Curley who has written an extensive article about the Texas Clipper I, for Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine.

Restoration needed for salvaged 1940s mural | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN — The whimsically drawn mural sparks the imagination with vignettes of life on a luxury liner in the post-World War II era.

Passengers play shuffleboard and pingpong, lounge in deck chairs or promenade on deck. A man inside a cabin eyes a “Bon Voyage” cake as a wild-haired Statue of Liberty oversees the departure.

The work of Saul Steinberg, known for his covers and drawings for the New Yorker, the barroom mural depicting life at sea was enjoyed by elegant passengers sailing across the Atlantic in the days before jet travel.

But in 1976 when the Texas Clipper I was being readied for a Bicentennial voyage, unknown decorators covered the mural with tacky red, white and blue striped wallpaper and a mirror.

And it nearly ended up in a trash heap along with debris from the ship, which had served as a naval transport, passenger liner and floating classroom before being readied for its final incarnation as an artificial reef 17 miles off the South Texas coast.

The American Legion continues to be at the forefront in teaching proper flag protocol and flag retirement. This ceremony took place September 13th, and results from the flag collection containers the Legion placed around LaCross, WI.

La Crosse Tribune – 6.0
The American flag can be burned without prompting an outcry — but it has to be done a certain way and with respect.

The American Legion can help with that.

The Roy L. Vingers Post 52 demonstrated the right way to burn a flag Thursday with an official ceremony at its property at 711 S. Sixth St.

“It’s to try to teach the public about the proper disposal of our American flag,” said Clyde Butterfield, American Legion flag disposal coordinator. “The main thing is respect for the American flag.”

In cooperation with the La Crosse Fire Department, flag deposit

This letter to the editor from a Boy Scout says it all. It doesn’t say how old Gabrien is, but I love that he is concerned with the condition of the flags flying above businesses in Indianapolis.

We’re flying the flag, but not always appropriately | IndyStar.com
I am writing to you because businesses are not flying the American flag properly. I go out with my parents on the Northeastside to go shopping and I have seen flags on which every corner is torn and every stripe is ripped.

I am in Boy Scouts; my dad and my mom were in the military. Flag Day is once a year, but I believe Flag Day should be every day for two reasons: first, to show American spirit; second, there is a war going on in Iraq right now where men and woman are protecting our country, dying every day. We should be respectful of our country.
My family and I don’t appreciate the way some people take care of their flags or their business’ flags. There’s a way you should treat a flag and this is not it.
Gabrien Gregory
Indianapolis

The Easy Rider paraphernalia, owned by Peter Fonda, is going on the auction block. I feel somewhat uneasy about this, but it is interesting.

Iconic ‘Easy Rider’ items up for auction | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | News: Local News
Among the personal and professional items up for auction Oct. 6:

• The American flag taken from the back of the jacket Mr. Fonda wore throughout the film, with an estimated value of $50,000.

• A Department of Defense pin that adorned the jacket, valued at $15,000.

• Mr. Fonda’s gold record for the film’s soundtrack album, valued at $2,000.

• His personal collection of six movie posters, including those for Easy Rider and Ulee’s Gold, Mr. Fonda’s most honored performance, with an estimated value of $500.

Wilson Elementary School still teaches their students about the American flag and its importance. This living U.S. flag will be remembered for years to come by these kids.

News: Oh, say, can you sing? | school, national, flag – The Monitor
Wilson Elementary School formed the largest American flag in McAllen for a brief time Friday morning.

“Put your stars up — hold on to them without moving them,” school librarian Lydia Soto instructed the students forming the flag’s star-spangled field of blue.

The fewer than 500-member student body wore red, white and blue to correspond with their places in the human flag. Looking up, they waved to photographers positioned overhead in a McAllen Fire Department cherry picker and sang the national anthem.

Friday was the 193rd anniversary of the penning of the National Anthem. MacArthur Elementary School decided to make a day of the celebration, ending with a picnic back at the school. Another memorable day for the student body.

Leavenworth Times – News
It normally comes before the start of special events or perhaps during a patriotic concert.

But students at MacArthur Elementary School dedicated a whole day to the national anthem.

Students from the Fort Leavenworth school kicked off their celebration Friday at the Lewis & Clark Center, home of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

They later formed an American flag in a football field across the street from their elementary school.

Students participated in the National Anthem Project, a campaign sponsored by the National Association for Music Education.