You see the American flag hanging in classrooms, above porches and flying from nearly every flagpole. With 13 red and white stripes and a blue field of 50 stars, it’s a symbol for American freedom ...

Many Americans have witnessed the American Flag Folding Ceremony; however few are aware of the symbolism behind the ceremony. Each fold of the flag also holds a specific connotation, as does the shape ...

The folding of the U.S. flag during ceremonial occasions, such as military funerals, is a deeply symbolic act, with each of the 13 folds traditionally holding specific meanings. While these meanings ...

If you plan to let your patriotic colors fly this Memorial Day, do right by Old Glory and display it with dignity - which is to say, not on your stars-and-stripes bikini. The U.S. Flag Code gives ...

It's Flag Day, which means you should know the right way to fold Old Glory. It takes two people to fold the American flag properly, without letting it touch the ground. Follow this illustrated ...

The folding of a U.S. flag traditionally incorporates thirteen separate folds because each of the folds has a special meaning. Custom has ascribed specific meanings to each of the 13 folds applied to ...

A group of congressmen has asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to retain the tradition of reciting the significance of each fold in the flag-folding ceremony at military funerals. "The flag ...

Friday morning welcomed Marine Corps League Detachment 757 to Havasu Preparatory Academy. A special presentation featured a ...