The president said Democrats were "all 'giddy' about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at 'half mast' during my ...
Because it's not a mark of disrespect to them; it's a mark of respect to the American flag. And they take it so seriously that it must always face forward. Now, on a flagpole that puts the stars ...
Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...
"Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our ...
That is to say, the canton (the top left corner), which houses the blue field of 50 white stars, is in the upper right. To anyone familiar with the American ... forward into battle. As such, the ...