In 1921 all color-bearing Army organizations were authorized to use the large campaign streamers currently displayed. “The Army Flag and Its Streamers” was originally prepared in August 1964 ...

Only the American flag and other state and military-related banners will be allowed to be displayed under the new department ...

In September, the Prior Lake VFW returned an Army flag to its home at a command post in Kentucky after discovering the flag in a local bank drawer. The working theory was that the yellow flag, ...

Knowing this, one might wonder why the military chose to place its flag backward ... it was considered a position of honor to carry the colors into battle. Denzel Washington's character in ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

During the Civil War, the job of color bearer was one of the most hazardous as well as important duties in the Army. Soldiers looked to the flag for direction and inspiration in battle and the ...