American Legion honor guards pay meticulous attention to correctly folding the American flag 13 times. Each fold has meaning: The first fold of our flag is a symbol of life. The second fold is a ...

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 ...

TWIN FALLS, Idaho • Local veterans say the most common mistreatment of the U.S. flag is flying it while dirty or frayed, but the flag is mishandled in plenty of other ways, too. Here are some Boy ...

On Thursday, Oct. 2, Emmett Mayor Gordon Petrie visited Kenneth J. Carberry Elementary to inform Carberry student council about American history and the importance of properly folding a flag. In James ...

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 ...

Long-standing myths about the American flag still shape how people treat it today. Here are the real facts behind the most ...

It’s Flag Day, a day that honors the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777. The original resolution declared the flag would have 13 alternating red and white stripes and a blue field ...

On June 14, we will not only be saluting the Army's 250th year with President Donald Trump's military parade in downtown Washington, D.C., we will also be celebrating America's symbol of freedom: the ...

Retired Command Sgt Major Gene Nelson, right, was a recent speaker for the Enterprise Civitan Club. His presentation included a very moving "flag-folding ceremony." As the American flag was folded, ...

In honor of Flag Day, the American Flag Day Association held a flag raising ceremony Friday, June 14, 2024, at Allentown City Hall. Allentown Honor Guard patrol officer Bajwa helps fold the flag ...

SIOUX RAPIDS, Iowa (KTIV) - The community of Sioux Rapids marked an important milestone in its recovery from this week’s flooding. Community members gathered Friday night in the American Legion Hall ...