Kayla, a resident of Cement City, Mich., needed to install a nonflammable barrier behind her wood stove. However, building a stone wall was cost-prohibitive. That’s when Kayla got creative and put her coin collection to good use.
“The flag of the United States has not been created by rhetorical sentences in declarations of independence and in bills of rights. It has been created by the experience of a great people, and nothing is written upon it that has not been written by their life. It is the embodiment, not of a sentiment, but of a history.” — Woodrow Wilson
Popular history holds that Flag Day became a nationally recognized holiday in 1916. However, the story of Flag Day started much earlier and includes one of the most unlikely cast of characters to step onto the national stage.
Contrary to popular belief, the Fourth of July, or Independence Day, is not when the United States government was born. Instead, it was September 17, 1787, which is what we now celebrate as Constitution Day.
An extraordinary 11 year old boy made a bold statement in 2014 when he stood on the beach of Normandy.
Jeff Fisher, the coach for the Los Angels Rams struck a chord with viewers this season on the HBO series Hard Knocks—show is a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the training of NFL teams during the summer months—when he gave a speech about the what the National Anthem means to him and why it is important.
Buzz Williams has been the men’s basketball coach at Virginia Tech since 2014 and his time at the well-known college, he’s seen some disappointing behavior during the National Anthem over the past few years. That’s why he decided to bring Veterans onto the court to teach the current team a lesson in National Anthem etiquette.
When an American flag becomes worn out or torn, there is etiquette dictating how to respectfully remove, retire, and replace that flag. The National Association of Counties is making that process easier for citizens with its U.S. flag disposal program.
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It might be a “golden” anniversary, but the National Flag Foundation rang in 50 years of service with a bash that was all red, white, and blue.
