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Pea Ridge, Arkansas Battlefield Following Patriot Day, September 11, America will remember and recognize another group who dedicated their lives to this country – our veterans. On November 11, Veteran’s Day, we will pay tribute and thank those who have repeatedly defended our freedom. How does this nation honor its fallen veterans? President Abraham Lincoln…
Read MoreHonor America And Her Veterans Through Proper Flag Etiquette
Make sure it can wave freely. Never allow the flag to touch the ground or any other object while it’s on display. Stand for America. Salute the American flag as it is hoisted and lowered and while saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Stand at attention with your right hand over your heart and your hat…
Read MoreCelebrating Flag Day June 14, 2023 aka Old Glory, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes
“During the night of September 13, 1814, the British fleet bombarded Fort McHenry in the harbor at Baltimore, Maryland. Francis Scott Key, a 34-year-old lawyer-poet, watched the attack from the deck of a British prisoner-exchange ship. He had gone to seek the release of a friend, but they were refused permission to go ashore until…
Read MoreFirst Official National Decoration Day
Decoration Day dates back to the 1860’s, when local groups from the North and South laid flowers on the graves of the Civil War soldiers who fell in battle. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization of Union veterans, officially established Decoration Day in 1868. The name Memorial Day was used with, or…
Read MoreOn August 7, 1792
The General, ever desirous to cherish virtuous ambition in his soldiers, as well as to foster and encourage every species of military merit, directs that whenever any singularly meritorious action is performed, the author of it shall be permitted to wear on his facings over his left breast, the figure of a heart in purple…
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