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With the Fourth of July fast approaching, an uptick in folks flying the U.S. flag is set to unfurl from coast to coast. However, some people may be unknowingly disrespecting Old Glory if they don’t ...

The Fourth of July is a day when you will see the U.S. flag almost everywhere as we celebrate our nation's independence. While you'll see the flag everywhere the real question is – is it being ...

With the official observance of Memorial Day today, Flag Day on June 14 and the Fourth of July coming, it's time to brush up on the proper way to display the U.S. flag at home, especially for a lot of ...

Councilman Roy Christensen was a Boy Scout and a military officer. So he noticed right away that the American flag and the city flag were not being displayed properly in Lincoln's City Council ...

national symbol of unity: The American Flag. In a very short time, flags appeared on every type of business, private home, public space, and this was good. We were a “nation united” once again. In the ...

WASHINGTON -- President Bush has ordered flags at all federal facilities lowered to half-staff -- the midpoint on the display pole -- until July 5, 30 days after former President Reagan's death. For ...

On this day 246 years ago, Congress created our national flag by commemorating Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes. There have been a total of 27 variations in flag design over the years, as ...

With Independence Day coming up, people are decorating with flags and other articles of red, white and blue. It’s important to display and handle the U.S. flag properly. When being displayed, the flag ...

For most Americans, today is Flag Day. For Jim Haney of Chaffee, Mo., every day is Flag Day. He sees the Old Glory as a living, breathing symbol of sacrifice. Haney, 64 and a Vietnam veteran, gets ...

The flag of the United States has had several different nicknames over the years. “Stars and Stripes” and “Old Glory” are two of the names the flag has had since the initial flag was adopted in 1777.