So, the reason the American flag is backward on a military uniform is that it isn't backward — it's flying exactly how it would were it carried into battle, and because the U.S. military doesn't ...

Here's what to know about why flags are lowered when a president dies, who can issue that order and how long the process ...

United States flags are ... He ordered all flags to be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings, grounds and all military posts. Flags are also at half-mast on ...

Flags are also at half-staff at all military posts, naval stations and half-mast on naval vessels. "I also direct that, for the same length of time, the representatives of the United States in ...

(WVLT) - 700 American flags were ... “You look at these flags 700 flags. Each one is dedicated to a veteran, and those veterans, they gave up and they made so many sacrifices so that we would ...

and was the longest-living former American president in the nation's history. The U.S. flag will be at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts ...

An American flag flying at half-staff generally indicates one of these three things: The death of a government official, military member or emergency first responder. A national tragedy.

This soldier became the first Hispanic American MOH recipient of WWII. The Japanese occupations in June 1942 on the Aleutian islands of Attu and Kiska, originally planned as a feint to divide the ...

Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured when a pickup truck plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

According to Evers' order, the American flag and the Wisconsin state flag will fly at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations belonging to the state of Wisconsin.