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Celebrating America’s Freedoms is an educational release from the Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Each of the five branches of our American military has its own special song. Here’s the story.
 

Military songs inspire troops, preserve tradition
Each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces maintains its own military marching band [...]

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Here’s a nice story from the U.S. Army’s official website …
Sen. Inouye receives Medal of Honor flag
Aug 25, 2008  BY Pvt.2 Jesus J. Aranda, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, center, receives a Medal of Honor flag from Capt. Terry Zoch, commander, E Company, 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, [...]

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In the course of my research about flags, I frequently use the flag manuals from the Armed Services—Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard. You might find them useful too.

U.S. Air Force flag manual (91 pages PDF)
U.S. Marine Corps flag manual (71 pages PDF)
U.S. Army flag manual (82 pages PDF)
U.S. Navy flag manual (106 [...]

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Honoring the “75th Anniversary of the Purple Heart” Stamp

At The Daily Flag, I like to write about American postage stamps where the U.S. flag or state flags appear. Sometimes the flag is the primary focus of the stamp, and sometimes it is simply part of the overall scene. My main resource for finding “stamps with [...]

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from the JOURNALS OF CONGRESS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1775

Front side of U.S. Army coin in celebration their 232nd Birthday

The Congress met and agreeable to the order of the day, resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration &c. After some time spent thereon, the president resumed the chair, and Mr [Samuel] Ward [...]

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