As the symbol of freedom for the United States, the American flag is meant to be treated with respect, according to the federal government. The United States Flag Code outlines how American flags ...

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 ...

Independence Day is a quintessential American holiday and the flag is its most visible symbol, but many Americans are unaware that flying the flag is regulated by a set of rules enshrined by the ...

The United States Flag Code is a federal law, but compliance depends on goodwill. Within our country’s general population, inconsistency is common. Many people seem to take great offense when someone ...

Even flags need to be laid to rest properly — and in this country, that's no more true than of the American flag itself. On Saturday morning, American Legion Post 38 held an American Flag Retirement ...

Tone of voice is usually the first tip-off for Alan Palmer. At least a half-dozen families pull the Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park employee aside each Memorial Day and with hushed words ask some ...

An elderly man sat in a wheelchair and watched as a parade marched by him. As the American flag approached, he struggled to rise from the wheelchair, yet the people around him talked and laughed, ...

CHILLICOTHE— American flags can be seen flying all around the county this time of year. Whether it be during protests or celebrations where the flag can be seen on everything from napkins to shorts, ...

In response to Tom Dawson’s letter about flying the LGBTQ+ flag on the same staff as the U.S. flag, the display was proper according to the Flag Code which states “when flags of states, cities, or ...

This Memorial Day, assuming you wake up early enough, you may notice the United States flag at half-staff. When you get up matters, because on Memorial Day, and only on Memorial Day, Old Glory flies ...