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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Posted in Editorial on Mar 12th, 2008
In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about the differences between the National Anthem Committee (NAC) adopted protocol for the National Anthem, and the law subsequently passed by Congress a few months later. The differences are striking and if you missed it, stop and go read it.
Style over substance is the topic de jour—looking [...]
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Posted in Editorial on Mar 11th, 2008
Last February I wrote an article about the protocol for the National Anthem. In it, I documented my research for the proper behavior during the playing and/or singing of the National Anthem. Since then, I have received many follow-up questions relating to the law contained in the U.S. Code, Title 36, Subtitle 1, Part [...]
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Posted in Flag Videos on Jan 25th, 2008
Imagine with me, if you will … a large college football stadium overflowing with people. The marching band strikes up the Star Spangled Banner as the large end-zone flag is raised and the only sounds are the voices of the fans singing the National Anthem with hands and hats over hearts. Now imagine a white [...]
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Posted in Information on Mar 14th, 2007
There are several things about the flag business I enjoy, but one stands above the rest. When I introduce myself to people and tell them what I do, they smile. Not that big toothy grin you sometimes see, but a gentle smile where the ends of the lips turn up.
In sales for many years, I [...]
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Posted in Flag Facts on Feb 19th, 2007
Raising the American flag at sunrise each morning is a celebration of what our flag stands for. Francis Scott Key said so well,
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
‘T is the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave
O’er the land of the free [...]
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Posted in Flag Facts on Feb 13th, 2007
Recent high-profile sporting events left me wondering about the protocol for the National Anthem, like the one for the Pledge of Allegiance in the U.S. Flag Code.
The protocol for the Pledge of Allegiance is laid out in the Flag code Section 4
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of [...]
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