As Memorial Day weekend arrives, teachers, veterans and community members are trying to teach the importance of the holiday beyond a day off work, festivals and charcoal smoke.Rebecca Waits, who is a ...
FORT LEE, Va. — Soldiers from the U.S. Army Fort Lee Casualty Assistance Funeral Honors Team visited Prince George North Elementary School’s Champion Champ Summer Camp July 3 to teach students how to ...
It takes two people to fold the flag properly, as it should never touch the ground. Both people should hold out the flag waist high, right side up, with its surface parallel to the ground, keeping the ...
If you have ever been to a service honoring a military veteran, chances are you've seen a flag draped over a casket that was later folded into a triangle. There is significance to the triangle, along ...
As a rookie correctional officer at the federal prison in Sandstone in December 1976, my first job assignment was as Administration Building Officer. The first duty of the day was to raise the ...
Folding the flag: Fold in half length-wise twice. Starting at the striped end, fold the flag in a triangle, repeating until only the end of the union is exposed. Tuck the remaining portion of the flag ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With Memorial Day and Flag Day right around the corner, it’s a good time for a reminder of how to properly handle the American flag. Before we jump right to it, we want to give ...
Long-standing myths about the American flag still shape how people treat it today. Here are the real facts behind the most ...
Don Gardner, a sanitation worker in Utah, said he was just doing his job when he pulled a discarded American flag out of the trash and folded it before returning to work. But Brooke Cowley, who ...
As you probably know by now, I love a good format modification — no matter how subtle. If you go back 2 weeks to the football mailer, you'll remember that I shared a technique that added a lot of ...
A tornado touched down Friday in Jay County, Indiana, leaving many homes severely damaged. After assessing the damage, two sheriff’s deputies found an American flag buried in the rubble. The officers, ...
Friday morning welcomed Marine Corps League Detachment 757 to Havasu Preparatory Academy. A special presentation featured a ...