‘Flags of Our Fathers’ Author Describes Learning of His Dad’s Quiet Courage Flags of Our Fathers (2000) is a New York Times bestselling book. The book, written by James Bradley with Ron Powers, follows the lives of the five Marines and one United States Navy Corpsman who raised the American... Read more
In order to fly a US flag at night, you will need to properly illuminate the flag. Some flags should never fly during bad weather. Most people believe you are not allowed to fly the stars and stripes at night. However, this is only partly true. According to the US... Read more
Flagpole guidelines regarding the height of a flagpole appropriate for various sized flags. Since the early days of this country, the U.S. Flag Code has outlined proper flag etiquette on everything from when, where, and how you should fly an American flag. But, did you know there are also general... Read more
(See what we did there?) This epic flag display of an airplane hangar was submitted to us by one of our customers. The airplane in the image is called an RV-7. It was built by hand from the ground up using a kit, and it... Read more
Rules of thumb to follow when flying and displaying multiple flags – American flag, state flag and/or company flags – in different situations. Often times at corporate offices, government buildings, or even small businesses, several flags are displayed at once. The US Flag Code establishes protocol on how to properly... Read more
Many students – including those at Florida State University and Palm Bay Elementary – are vocalizing their support for the All-American Flag Act which would ban government use of foreign made U.S. flags. According to the All-American Flag Act proposed on June 13, 2013, “any flags of the United States... Read more
The US Military bans American flags made in China, and other foreign countries The stars and stripes are a powerful symbol to people all over the United States, but soldiers in particular. They carry them into battle, fly them over foreign bases, and proudly present them during processions. But up... Read more
A Staten Island veteran protests tattered American flags at schools in his New York home town One New York veteran is not happy at a number of schools around Staten Island for flying torn and tattered US flags outside of their buildings. They also fly the flags at night with... Read more
This is the story of one man’s journey across the USA, waving the American flag in all 50 states Twenty-one year old Howard Li had a dream a couple years ago to visit all 50 states (including the District of Columbia) and document himself flying the American flag along the... Read more
Congress passes a provision stating that the Department of Defense must buy American flags made in the USA In Washington, DC an American flag provision finally passed into law, thanks to diligent Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena). The provision was bipartisan and now requires that the Department of Defense (DOD)... Read more