Q: I have a 25 foot flag pole. It is difficult to fly at half mast. The flag tangles in bushes and porch. What can I do? I was told, there is a black banner I can fly bellow the US Flag to indicate mourning , is this true? If so where do I purchase… continue
Q: Is it appropriate to cover a casket with an American Flag for a deceased firefighter? Line of duty and not line of duty.
By James Breig Given their nature and purpose, flags can be saluted or slandered, waved or waved away, raised up or torn down from flagpoles. That duality occurred during the Civil War, when battles in places like Gettysburg, Pa., brought brother into conflict with brother, each of whom saluted a different banner. There, as on… continue
By James Breig When is A flag not THAT flag? That odd but important question lies at the heart of a documentary that debuted Sept. 4 on CNN. The 90-minute program, “The Flag,” went in search of the banner that flew atop the rubble of 9/11 in New York City in 2001. Everyone remembers THAT… continue
By James Breig Painter Laura Stutzman must know how to pose flags. After all, her images of them are reproduced by the hundreds of thousands. Her second set of four flag images is now available from the U.S. Postal Service. The first quartet showed flags at different times of day; the new issue shows them… continue