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History and Commemoration
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Navy Day: Abolished in 1949
October 27 is Navy Day, a full staff display day still named in 4 U.S.C. 6(d) even though the observance itself ended in 1949. Why the date honors Theodore Roosevelt, and why it is not the Navy birthday.
Patriot Day Flag Etiquette, and the Half That Gets Left Out
September 11 half-staff is not in the Flag Code. It exists by proclamation, one year at a time. What Patriot Day asks, how to fly the flag, and the service half most guides leave out.
10 Historical Flags of the United States
Ten flags from St. George's Cross to the 50-star flag, with dates, designs, and the myths that do not hold up. Sourced to the Smithsonian, National Archives, and National Park Service.
Honoring Black History: The Significance of Black History Month and Juneteenth Flags
Honoring Black History: The Significance of Black History Month and Juneteenth Flags In a world striving for equality and
A Day of Infamy
A Date Which Will Live in Infamy: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day December 7 holds a solemn place in
