Category: flag

2 Indiana Boys on Bikes See Military Funeral and Stop to Pay Respects as Taps Plays

A couple of boys in Indiana made their neighbor proud when—while out riding their bikes—they heard a military funeral procession, stopped, and stood at attention while Taps played. Batesville local Jacqi Hornbach was dog-sitting at her friend’s house, which is across the street from a cemetery, when the procession pulled in on Thursday, Sept. 2….


More Attacks Anticipated, US Flag to Fly at Half-Staff After Kabul Carnage

The United States says it is bracing for repeat attacks by the ISIS terrorist group following Thursday’s lethal blasts outside Kabul’s international airport that left at least 85 dead, including 13 U.S. troops. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, shortly after the attacks, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central…


More Attacks Expected, US Flag to Fly at Half-Staff After Kabul Carnage

The United States says it is bracing for repeat attacks by the ISIS terrorist group following Thursday’s lethal blasts outside Kabul’s international airport that left at least 85 dead, including 13 U.S. troops. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, shortly after the attacks, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central…


Band of Patriotic Teens Scale Mountain Near Their Home to Replace Fallen American Flag in SoCal

American flags sprang up in high and low places around July 4—spray-painted on people’s lawns, in the news (lamentfully), and atop the mountains of Southern California. A band of friends from Santa Clarita ensured a flag would fly atop a mountain near Pico Canyon Park, near their homes, replacing the old and torn one that…


US Army Veteran Spray Paints Huge American Flag on Front Lawn for Fourth of July

A California Army veteran decided to mark the Fourth of July with a patriotic display, rendering a huge American flag in spray paint on her front lawn in Benicia. Since returning to her hometown 18 months ago, Erin McKay-Schnell knew her yard was the perfect size for the project. When last year’s July 4th celebrations…


Stirring Photos Show Sheriff’s Deputies Folding American Flag Amidst Rubble After Storm Hits Homes

Two sheriff’s deputies were dispatched when a tornado touched down and severely damaged a number of houses in an Indiana county. In the wake of the storm, stirring photos were taken as the deputies assessed the damage and found an American flag amidst the debris; the images show the two men carefully folding it—an act…


Break Out the Red, White, and Blue: June 14th Is Right Around the Corner

June 14 is a national holiday. Neither the banks nor the federal government will close their doors on this day. The post office will deliver the mail, and the stock market will do business. Though this year the holiday falls on a Monday, the event won’t bring a long weekend. There will be some parades…


Artist Paints Huge American Flag for High School Gym so Classmates Can Say Pledge

The son of two U.S. Air Force veterans has made his town proud by painting an American flag mural for his high school—a project that took a whole semester to complete. Eighteen-year-old Hunter Delsite, from the military town of Mountain Home, Idaho, tackled the project with encouragement from his art teacher. The pair noticed that…


Video Shows Marine Veteran Rescuing Fallen American Flag on the Highway on Memorial Day

It was raining, and former U.S. Marine Kevin White—driving down Texas Highway 75—spotted what looked like a T-shirt in the middle of the road. But as White got closer, he saw that the crumpled red, white, and blue fabric was no T-shirt. The soaking-wet heap was clearly a fallen American flag. It was Memorial Day….


Huge American Flag Stolen From California Veterans Cemetery

LOS ANGELES—Authorities said a huge American flag and several smaller flags were stolen from a Southern California veterans cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend. Les’ Melnyk, a spokesperson for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration, said the garrison flag at Los Angeles National Cemetery was reported stolen sometime late Sunday or early Monday….