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Posted in Flag Facts on Feb 6th, 2008
Deborah and I made a trip into Austin, Texas this week, and as is our custom, we avidly watched for flag displays along the route of the 70-mile trip. Out of the hundreds of displays we saw, most were absolutely correct. But I do have two ideas to write about, prompted by a particular and [...]
Posted in Flag Facts on Dec 6th, 2007
One procedure that causes confusion for Americans is lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff. There are so many questions regarding this issue: When do you lower the American flag? Why do you lower the flag? How do you lower the flag? The U.S. Flag Code is very specific in regulating the days the U.S. flag [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Aug 24th, 2007
Native Words, Native Warriors were crucial to U.S. efforts in WWI and WWII. This year, coinciding with their national PowWow, a National Museum Exhibit was unveiled in honor of their work. The amazing story of the Indian code talkers continues. Code talkers’ contributions honored in national museum exhibit : ICT [2007/08/17] ‘Than-zie tlo-chin: Ashdla Chal [...]
Posted in Information on Jun 18th, 2007
Our weekend in San Leon, Texas was filled with huge storms, accompanied by the hard driving rains and high winds associated with a Texas thunderstorm. I learned a big lesson Saturday that I want to pass on. Just because you have an outdoor rated flag, able to fly in inclement weather, doesn’t mean it’s a [...]
