News about our American Flag
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Posted: January 06, 2020Categories: News about our American FlagRead more »
An elite, active-duty airborne infantry division of the United States Army which specializes in parachute assault operations into hostile areas, the 82nd Airborne Division is located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and is the primary fighting arm of the XVIII Airborne Corps. The mission of the 82nd Airborne Division is to, within 18 hours of notification, strategically deploy, conduct forcible entry parachute assault and secure key objectives for follow-on military operations in support of U.S. national interests.
The 82nd Airborne Division was constituted in the National Army on August 5, 1917 and was organized on August 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia, as 82nd Division. The unit
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Posted: September 11, 2019Categories: News about our American Flag
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Posted: August 09, 2019Categories: News about our American FlagRead more »
Learn why President Trump has ordered all US flags should be flown at half-staff in honor of shooting victims in Texas and Ohio....
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Posted: August 03, 2017
People and nations keep relics, and these relics connect us to our own lives, our family’s experiences, and our nation’s history. These connections help form, in Lincoln’s words, the “mystic chords of union” which tie us together. Powerful connections are made with historical American flags. They remind us of key events in our nation’s life. Like a 21-gun salute, here are 21 places you can experience these important symbols of the American experience.Read more » -
Posted: September 17, 2013Categories: News about our American FlagRead more »
All American flags are to be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Friday, September 20, 2013. President Obama's proclamation is below: HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY AT THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD -------- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on September 16, 2013, at the Washington Navy Yard, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, September 20, 2013. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length
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Posted: June 07, 2013Categories: News about our American FlagThat the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white in a blue field, representing the new constellation.Read more »
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Posted: June 07, 2013Categories: News about our American FlagRead more »
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Posted: May 08, 2013Read more »
South Carolina teacher Scott Compton is reportedly receiving $85,000 in settlement money after he was removed from his Chapin High School classroom after stomping on an American flag while discussing freedom. The school district paid the monies after Compton threatened a federal lawsuit. He has also received his annual salary since the incident last fall (even though he hasn't taught since then) and will receive a letter of recommendation from the district. Compton has told reporters that he was simply trying to teach the students a lesson about American freedoms and liberties. Indeed, Compton has the right to stomp on our national symbol, but that doesn't make it correct. And expecting good judgement from our teachers shouldn't be too much to ask. A news story on Scott Compton's payday is linked here.
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Posted: April 03, 2013Categories: News about our American FlagRead more »
