Commentary
CHARLESTON, South Carolina—Inside the Allegiance Flag Company’s facilities, it is hard not to notice that the employees making the flags reflect the beauty and diversity that has always been the promise and purpose of our country. They use their skills to make American flags in America, perfectly encapsulating the three young owners’ mission in starting this company.
In short, they set out to make a flag where every stitch, hem, and thread would be made in the United States. And they’ve done it.
Owners Katie and Wes Lyon and their childhood friend Max Berry said it was an idea that came from lots of late-night conversations. They wanted to be their own bosses, and they realized that most flags in big-box stores and local hardware stores are made in China—and not very well made, at that….