The flag used to surrender Jerusalem to the Allies in 1917 is in an Ohio museum
Outside of Lawrence of Arabia, the Middle East Theater of World War I is an often underreported area of the Great War, but much of what happened during that time…
Exclusive interview with USAF (Ret) Colonel Nick Nichols from Folds of Honor Foundation
Folds of Honor, a military foundation that provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of military members who have fallen or been disabled while serving in the United States…
How the national anthem came to sports
As the 2020 MLB season kicks off in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, ballplayers return to the field to play in front of an audience of cardboard cutouts while fans watch from home. Though the cheers and roars of the crowd are absent, one familia…
This flag made by a WWII POW is in the Smithsonian Museum
In the early days of the U.S. entry into World War II, U.S. Army Cpl. Joseph “Jose” O. Quintero was stationed on the Philippine Island of Corregidor with the 60th…
16 facts you never knew about the American flag
It’s time to get out your stars and stripes – it’s Flag Day! June 14, 1777, is the date that Congress officially chose the design for our flag, and Americans have been pledging their allegiance to it ever since. While you’ll only get the day off …
Wreaths Across America is building a flagpole you can see from space
It’s slated to be the world’s tallest flagpole, towering over even the Empire State Building. It will boast the world’s largest American flag – likely the world’s largest flag of…
This is what happened to the Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima
The Marine Corps’ history is a culmination of Marines pushing forward in the face of certain death. Victory comes at steep price paid for in the form of our own…
Why two foreign flags were flown over the White House
As everyone knows, there are rules and customs for flying the Stars and Stripes. There’s even an entire code of laws written about it. The laws apply to wherever the…
Why the Army flag sometimes has a blue background
The U.S. Army’s official flag in its current iteration is a blue emblem, the seal of the U.S. War Office, with a red scroll bearing the name of the United…
That time a baseball player saved Old Glory from the torch
If you were watching Super Bowl LIII, you were probably very interested in the commercials, because the game sure wasn’t of much interest. Maybe you saw an ad for Zaxby’s chicken featuring former NFL center Jeff Saturday and MLB legend Rick Monday…