Ah, the question we get all the time. Which is correct, half-staff or half-mast? The answer is a little more complicated than the question suggests. According to Wikipedia, the term half-mast goes back to the 17th Century, although it’s not specific about where that was found. It is, however, the term used in nearly all… continue
Today is Veterans Day. It’s both a happy day and a sad day. It’s a day to remember those who’ve fought and died for our Country, but mostly a day to celebrate the fine men and women who’ve come home from battle and walk amongst us. For me, it’s pretty easy to keep our American… continue
The holidays are rolling around again, as evidenced by the store shelves near you already decorated in their Christmas glory. Never-mind that Halloween hasn’t happened yet, nor Thanksgiving. It seems that the fall and winter holidays have merged over the years. Soon we’ll be calling it Hallo-give-me-a-xmas-gift-newyear and “celebrating” from September through January. This would be fine… continue
It is that time of year again! November is fast approaching and that means our annual No Shave November campaign will soon begin. No Shave November is a special event that was started many years ago as fun way to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer & cancer research. Last year at Gettysburg Flag… continue
In honor of the 76th Birthday of the Washington D.C. Flag (District of Columbia), we’ve compiled this list of interesting facts. Washington D.C. was part of Maryland for 4 years after the Constitution of the United States was adopted. In 1791 the land was ceded to the federal government to become the nations capital and… continue