ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — This week is National Flag Week, and old and tattered American Flags need to be retired properly. There are two drop-off locations in Rockford this week: at Veterans Memorial ...

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.

After his sailing career ended, Driver flew a massive U.S. flag over his family's store in Nashville, where it became a target during the Civil War When northern forces took back the Tennessee capital ...

This Memorial Day weekend, a local veterans organization held a special retirement ceremony for worn and torn American flags. American Legion Post 112 in Pearl held the dignified ceremony on Saturday ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday’s ...

As a Girl Scout for most of my childhood years, there were certain rules, regulations and etiquette I learned about the American flag. For instance, it should never touch the ground. And, when it ...

ZANESVILLE, OH- Many Zanesville residents take pride in flying the American flag outside their homes but after years of wind and rain, those flags can become faded or torn. Now, a local service group ...

When Vietnam War veteran John Walker assisted with the American Legion's flag-retiring ceremony, his emotions grew so intense he could hardly contain them. "It brings tears to my eyes," said Walker, ...

After I mounted an American flag on our front porch several years ago to mark the Fourth of July, the Stars and Stripes looked so grand that my family and I decided to keep them up for good. Seeing ...

Long-standing myths about the American flag still shape how people treat it today. Here are the real facts behind the most ...

FARGO — A group of local veterans is spreading patriotism across the state with a two-day motorcycle ride and flag exchange ahead of Flag Day. The Fargo chapter of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle ...