At its best, flags can be powerful symbols. Flags can represent pride, hope, resilience, history, and the future. At the worst, they are symbols of hate and can incite fear and trigger trauma.

For one company and its employees, patriotism — along with a "Made in America" spirit and a strong sense of dedication to family — is a 24/7, 365-day-a-year endeavor. Shane Henderson, president of ...

Saluting the American flag is about more than putting our hands to our hearts. Showing respect for our nation’s greatest symbol also means handling it with care — and there’s a method of doing so ...

The now common phrase dates back to a 19th century ship captain whose American flag traveled the world Al Messerschmidt/Getty The American flag got its nickname "Old Glory" from 19th-century sea ...

Soon, Old Glory will have to be born in the land of the free and not merely flying over it. Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to purchase only American flags that have ...

This Fourth of July, I bought an American flag. As a refugee, I bought this flag not because America is perfect, but because of its promise. The first time I saw the American flag, I was 9 years old.

Veterans organizations are continuing to help residents properly dispose of and handle American flags , a topic brought forward today on Flag Day. “If you go to any veterans organization, they will ...

Normally I observe the arrival of Flag Day on my calendar with complete indifference. This year was different. No, I haven’t suddenly embraced vexillology — the study of flags — as a hobby. But I have ...

On June 10, 2023, social media users shared photographs of a Pride flag draped vertically from the South Portico of the White House between two American flags. Some of these social media posts claimed ...