Veterans destroyed an American flag Saturday afternoon in Jefferson City. A crowd gathered around the parking lot of American Legion Post 5, where post staff held a ceremony to retire and destroy an ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – More than 20,000 American flags have been rescued from trash cans and collected from drop-off boxes throughout St. Johns County, thanks to a collaboration between veterans and ...

After I mounted an American flag on our front porch several years ago to mark the Fourth of July, the Stars and Stripes looked so grand that my family and I decided to keep them up for good. Seeing ...

July 4 may mark the most famous anniversary in American history, but another defining moment for the fledgling nation comes a few weeks earlier. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress officially ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Scouts from Sterling’s Pack 19 performed a flag retirement ceremony Saturday, June 14, in honor of ...

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office hosted a Sojourn Flag 250 flag-raising ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Sojourn Flag 250 is an initiative to fly the same American flag in every U.S. state, ...

Independence Day is a quintessential American holiday and the flag is its most visible symbol, but many Americans are unaware that flying the flag is regulated by a set of rules enshrined by the ...

JAMESVILLE — Several community groups gathered to give a respectful sendoff to about 20 worn U.S. flags as a new Veterans Day event paid tribute in eastern North Carolina. The Jamesville Community ...

The flag of the United States has had several different nicknames over the years. “Stars and Stripes” and “Old Glory” are two of the names the flag has had since the initial flag was adopted in 1777.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Islanders paused to hold sacred the nation’s banner Saturday, with dozens commemorating Flag Day at the Staten Island Elks Lodge 841 in Greenridge. More than 50 people, ...