You may have noticed the American flag worn backwards on different military uniforms, but do you know why they do this? We did a little digging to find out. Civilians often wonder why the American Flag on military uniforms are worn ‘backwards.’ Some speculate that it represents the U.S. military... Read more
Folding the American flag into a triangle gives unique honor and respect to the flag. Have you ever wondered what each of the 13 folds represents? Below we explain what each of the folds mean. The first fold is a symbol of life. The second fold is for our belief... 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
We need your help flag community! This week we received a letter from Marlene out of Charleston, South Carolina. She has been packaging stars from American-made flags to distribute to veterans in her son Kevin’s memory,... Read more
Today is Wednesday March 14th, 2018 or Pi Day a day to celebrate mathematics. I wanted to take this idea and apply mathematics to flags. Uhhhhh… my thoughts exactly. So, I decided to see what city was the most patriotic or the most interested in the American flag. I decided to... Read more
UK Alumni Celebrate 69-61 Victory over UL Rivals March Madness is upon us again! The image above is a picture of the celebration that took place at Jack Dempsey’s bar after Kentucky defeated Louisville in the Final Four of the 2012 Men’s NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament. The NYC UK... Read more
Stuck in the Middle with You This post has nothing to do with Stealers Wheel and their hit back in ’73, but that line is quite fitting for the 37th State. Nebraska is the only triply landlocked state. Triply landlocked? To reach an ocean, gulf or bay from Nebraska, one... Read more
Ohhhh… Ohio Two hundred and fifteen years young and still going strong! This upcoming Thursday is the anniversary of “The Buckeye State”, Ohio joining the Union. The name “Ohio” comes from a word found in Seneca language (ohi:yo’), meaning “great river”. On March 1st, 1803 Ohio became the 17th state... Read more
President’s Day or as the federal government calls it “Washington’s Birthday”. A holiday to honor our first president, George Washington. The turn of the 19th century brought the observance of his birthday on February 22nd. It took until 1879 for the U.S. government to make it an official holiday and... Read more
Every year there are special days the American flag flies either at full or half-staff. To insure you know which days these are, we post a blog once a year and encourage you sign up for our flag flying alerts. Our flag alerts send an email notification directly to your... Read more