USA Women’s Olympic Tennis | Sloane Stephens, 19, French Open Run Comes to an End on Sunday in Paris Sloane Stephens, the daughter of a former NFL star (John Stephens) and a college All-American swimmer, bowed out gracefully after her loss to Samantha Stosur in the fourth round of the... Read more
Car Dealer Wants to Put Up 341-foot Flagpole in Dedication to 9/11 Victims. – FL. Earl Stewart, 71, wants to put up a 341-foot flag pole, almost five times as tall as Donald Trump’s 70-footer at Mar-a-Lago, at his Toyota dealership. The Steel pole will cost about $800,000 and will... Read more
Just a few short weeks after a Brooklyn mural was defaced, artist Scott LoBaido rebounded with a fresh – and in your face – painting. A still unknown suspect vandalized the Brooklyn painting late one mid-May night, covering it with the inscription “Patriotism Makes Me Sick” in black spray paint. It... Read more
Dawn Paulus, 75, Threaten With Eviction for Refusing to Remove Three American Flags –Phillipsburg, N.J. Dawn Paulus, 75, flew three small American flags from her balcony in honor of Memorial Day. Having lived through world wars and other difficult times she feels it’s important to express her patriotism and constitutional... Read more
19 Year-Old, Sloane Stephens, Keeps the US Flag Flying at the French Open – Paris The 19-year-old, from Coral Springs, Florida delivered her career-best slam performance Friday to guarantee that Old Glory will be overhead at Roland Garros for at least a few more days. Sloane Stephens, along with... Read more
Proper display and etiquette for how to fold an American flag. Folding an American Flag is a tradition, in which we remember our nation’s motto, “In God We Trust.” A folded American Flag also resembles a colonial soldiers’ cocked hat that was worn during the fight for Independence, as well... Read more
Retired Soldiers Dismayed By Frayed US Flags Flying On Memorial Day Reports of disgruntled Veterans in Phoenix and Rhode Island surfaced over Memorial weekend due to American flags that were flown in an unacceptable condition. Retired Colonel U.S. Army Veteran, Lonnie Barham, decided to take action when at the Public... Read more
May 29th makes not one, but two states’ anniversaries of acceptance into the Union. Happy Birthday to Wisconsin and Rhode Island! Though Rhode Island was founded in 1636, it was the last state to join the union as one of the 13 original colonies on May 29, 1790. Interesting facts... Read more
Memorial Day is a nationally observed holiday that occurs annually on the last Monday in May, honoring the men and women who died serving in the United States Armed Forces. Memorial Day officially became a federally recognized holiday in 1971. Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it is formerly known... Read more
Arlington National Cemetery is home to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Tomb of the Unknowns is a monument dedicated to the American soldiers who lost their life in war/service without their remains being identified. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is guarded 24 hours per day, 365 days each year –... Read more