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Posted in Flag Photos on Nov 27th, 2007
Aspermont’s large flag flies from their water tower in the center of town. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Deborah and I headed north to the Texas Panhandle (Deborah’s note: um … that’s the square part of the state and proud of it). The five-hundred mile trip takes about eight hours with plenty of photo opportunities along [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Nov 23rd, 2007
Do you like stories about veterans? I do. Japanese kamikazi pilots tried their best to cripple the U.S. Naval fleet, but many ships survived. Wayne Hicks shares his story and the flag he saved after the Battle of Okinawa. Veteran saved flag that was almost cut in half by kamikaze plane in Battle of Okinawa [...]
Posted in Information on Nov 13th, 2007
Some U.S. State flags are symmetrical and some are almost symmetrical. With a symmetrical flag, there is no top or bottom, you just fly the flag. However, the flags that are almost symmetrical can give you fits, if you are careless and don’t pay attention to which way is up. In this article I want [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Nov 9th, 2007
It’s an All-American line up today. What great news stories! Myers doesn’t want to be called a hero, but I think I’ll risk it. Tomorrow is the 232nd birthday of the Marine Corp and Francis Myers is the epitome of the WWII Marine. In battle at 19, the now 85 year old is still a [...]
Posted in History on Nov 6th, 2007
Have you ever heard of Brandenburg, Texas? How about New Brandenburg? No? That’s because the town’s name changed a long time ago—at the beginning of World War I, in fact. The German settlers in this tiny little West Texas town wanted the nation to know that they were proud to be citizens of the United [...]
