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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 [...]
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. [...]
Posted in Flags in the News, History on Apr 1st, 2008
The Daily Flag carried the first part of this story in October of last year. March 31, SEOUL, South Korea — An old Korean military flag is shown to the press on March 31 at the National Palace Museum of Korea in central Seoul, prior to its public exhibition from April 1. The flag was [...]
Posted in History, Information on Jul 25th, 2007
On August 1, 2007, it will have been 100 years since Lord Robert S.S. Baden-Powell assembled 21 boys at the world’s first Boy Scout camp at Brownsea Island in England. That’s quite an anniversary. What a legacy for Baden-Powell. What a legacy for us all. During the next seven days, Larry and I will both [...]
