Monthly Archives: November 2016
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Posted: November 30, 2016Categories: Honoring Our VeteransRead more »The season of giving is approaching. This year, wouldn’t it be nice to have a focus for your charity instead of just giving random pockets full of change? By choosing to donate to items for care packages, you can make one or more soldiers’ holiday brighter. If you don’t know anyone in the service or families of those serving, it can be difficult knowing what to give or where to send your packages. There are websites that can help you choose to whom to send your packages. You should look into the websites to ensure who will receive your donations. Sites like OperationCarePackages.org have many different ideas and options for donation. There are options to send to veterans, those in service, wounded soldiers, and soldiers’ families, as well. Operation Gratitude has several different donations that you can participate in, including a Halloween
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Posted: November 26, 2016Categories: American HeritageRead more »A true Native American, the bald eagle can be found from Alaska to the northern border of Mexico, and from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic. It is the only eagle found exclusively in North America, so it is very fitting that it is our national emblem. Not only was it decided early on but, contrary to myths and folklore, it was a quick and widely supported decision. Since Roman times, the eagle has been associated with strength, and the Legions used it as their standard. Rightfully so, as the American bald eagle weighs between 7 and 14 lbs., males being smaller than females, and their wing spans measure 6 to 8 feet. This incredible size and power allows them to fly up to 10,000 feet in the air and dive at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. The eagle is a sea bird and feeds on turtles, snakes, fish, and ducks. They are also known to add
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Posted: November 22, 2016Categories: State Flag InformationRead more »
The State Flag of Florida
- 27th state to join the United States of America
- Nickname: “The Sunshine State”
- Capital: Tallahassee
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Posted: November 18, 2016Categories: American Flag HistoryRead more »
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Posted: November 16, 2016Read more »
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Posted: November 14, 2016Read more »You have no doubt been wondering, ever since 1923, exactly how the American flag ought to be displayed. That, of course, being the year that the government ratified the United States Flag Code, although at that time it was more or less merely a codification of the procedures and regulations that the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army had already been following. The next year, as you recall, the National Flag Conference made some slight changes to the Code and called it good, leaving it to Congress to eventually draft a resolution recognizing the Code as Law. Which, you certainly recollect, they got around to doing in 1942.
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Posted: November 11, 2016Read more »
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Posted: November 08, 2016Categories: International FlagsRead more »
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Posted: November 04, 2016Categories: International FlagsRead more »The Bedford Flag is the oldest intact flag in the United States, possibly the oldest flag carried into battle in the history of America. There is, of course, some controversy, which we will look at briefly. First, though, let’s look at the banner itself:
