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Posted in History, Information on Oct 9th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Flag Photos, Flags in the News, History on Sep 22nd, 2008
In 1989, the National Weather Service retired its Coastal Warning Display, which had been in use nation-wide for more than 100 years. The display stations were established at yacht clubs, marinas, and Coast Guard stations to hoist flags, pennants and colored lights to warn mariners of storms at sea. The display stations were individually notified [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Photos, Flags in the News on Sep 12th, 2008
Flags Bay and its companion site The Daily Flag began in San Leon, a fiercely independent fishing community that sprawls across the end of of a stubby peninsula sticking into Galveston Bay, Texas. We eventually relocated to the southern edge of the hill country to be closer to family, but we miss the bay and [...]
Posted in Flag books, History on Jul 21st, 2008
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 [...]
