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 ...

Old Glory went up in flames hundreds of times over Wednesday during a flag retirement ceremony in Monessen. It’s an annual ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...