When the flag is retired for the night, it “should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.” On Memorial Day, special protocols are observed. The flag should fly at the ...

Cigrand, now known as the Father of Flag Day, continued to publicly advocate the observance of June 14 as the flag's birthday, or "Flag Day," for years. Just a few years later, the efforts of ...

Traditional observance of Memorial Day has diminished over the years and many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of the day. No longer do many cities and towns hold a Memorial Day ...

Staff Sgt. Derick Young, the guest speaker at Monday’s Memorial Day service in Canfield, receives a flag and certificate from Mark Yoder, commander of the American Legion Post 177, at the Wall ...

Flags have flown at half-staff since the death of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 29. The official mourning period concludes Monday.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty today ordered that all U.S. and Minnesota flags be flown at half-staff on state property from sunrise ...

It doesn't get the headlines of Memorial Day or Independence Day ... His school led the first formal observance of Flag Day. On June 14, 1937, Pennsylvania became the first state to celebrate ...

They include: Memorial Day, when the flag should be displayed at half-staff ... Abbott declared Monday a statewide Day of Observance for Israel in Texas and asked residents to hold a moment ...

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all flags to be raised to full-staff at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings on Inauguration ...

They include: Memorial Day, when the flag should be displayed at half-staff ... Abbott declared Monday a statewide Day of Observance for Israel in Texas and asked residents to hold a moment ...