There's no better way to celebrate America's independence this July 4th than to proudly display the stars and stripes in front of your home. A symbol of freedom and liberty, flying the US flag is a ...

VISTA, Calif. — June 14th, 1777 was the day Congress marked the first design of the American flag, but it wasn’t until 108 years later when the first Flag Day was recognized by a teacher in Wisconsin.

There are specific days like Flag Day, Independence Day and Memorial Day, when many people and institutions display the American flag (not to mention all of the Americans who keep their flags up ...

The flag of the United States may be this nation’s most recognizable and powerful national symbol. The stars and stripes are known the world over, a fabric embodiment of this country’s founding ...

Kaesler is a member of the Linares chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the location coordinator for Wreaths Across America at Miramar National Cemetery. She lives in Tierrasanta.

The Fourth of July, come rain or shine in Indiana, happens Thursday. By now you might be stocking up on American flag-themed paper plates, napkins, T-shirts, swimsuits and the like. If so, ...

My long-ago Girl Scout troop leader was the former commandant of a women’s military brigade. She taught us rules for displaying, storing and disposing of the American flag that are still tattooed on ...