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The original bill divided veterans.Suffolk County lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday to fly the Suicide Awareness and Remembrance flag at Armed Forces Plaza in Hauppauge, following controversy to ...
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LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. — A new Memorial Day tradition began this weekend at John Knox Village, where volunteers raised about 100 American flags outside the community’s recently built Veterans Memorial.
The Eaton Township Veterans Memorial Committee honored veterans’ graves at Butternut Ridge Cemetery with American flags. The Veterans Memorial Committee and community volunteers decorated 514… ...
An Iraq war veteran who lost her job during Trump cuts to the federal workforce has begun flying the American flag upside down, a sign of distress, outside her home. Retired Sergeant First Class ...
Personal distress There have been some notable instances in American history when the flag was flown upside down. Overturning of Roe v. Wade The Flint, Michigan, water crisis Sept. 11 terrorist attack ...
Historically, flying the U.S. flag upside down is recognized as a distress signal. According to the U.S. Flag Code, an inverted flag should only be used "as a signal of dire distress in instances ...
A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it into battle during World War II.
Charleston, South Carolina-based Allegiance Flag Supply is looking to honor 100 American veterans with an all-American flag kit as a ‘thank you’ for their service.
The flag will be featured at the ceremony and a local veteran will be honored. Patrick Romeo of Boardman will be honored for the completion of the 10,000-mile Hoka Key Motorcycle Challenge.
KEARNEY — James Clark said it’s his First Amendment right to fly the American flag upside down, but he wishes it wasn’t necessary. Flying an inverted flag is the universal signal of distress ...