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Posted in Editorial, Flag Facts, Information on Jul 22nd, 2008
A change to Section 9 of the US Flag Code, written into the Defense Authorization Act of 2008, now gives veterans and members of the US Armed Forces the authority to render a hand salute to the flag, whether or not in uniform, or wearing the apparel of a VSO (veterans service organization) such as [...]
Posted in Editorial, Flag Facts, Information on Apr 22nd, 2008
At a flag retirement ceremony earlier this year, I saw what seemed to be several flags in very good condition that were being retired. It took several of these flags going into the flames before I realized what they were—veterans’ burial flags. Traditionally, when a family is presented with the carefully folded veteran’s burial flag [...]
Posted in History on Mar 26th, 2008
Flag Retirement Ceremony conducted by VFW Post 8573 in Sattler, Texas. Flag retirement ceremonies are most often conducted by veterans organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, or the Boy Scouts. But of course, any group or individual can retire a flag. The whole point of retiring a flag is [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Nov 29th, 2007
You may have read about the first part of this story. Here’s the happy ending. FayObserver.com – Current Article Page A battle-worn flag that traveled with a unit through a deployment to Afghanistan only to be lost at a Fayetteville crafts store has been returned. Jodi Lundell, the wife of Staff Sgt. Matt Lundell, said [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on May 24th, 2007
If you’ve read the State flag stories Deborah has written, you know the importance of the Daughters of the American Revolution to the flag community. They are directly or indirectly responsible for many of the flags that fly over state capitals. They also do other projects for their communities as written in this article. The [...]
