ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — This week is National Flag Week, and old and tattered American Flags need to be retired properly. There are two drop-off locations in Rockford this week: at Veterans Memorial ...

In honor of Memorial Day, the City of Jacksonville’s Military Affairs and Veterans Department is offering a new, convenient way to retire old or worn American Flags. A drop box is now in place outside ...

As a Girl Scout for most of my childhood years, there were certain rules, regulations and etiquette I learned about the American flag. For instance, it should never touch the ground. And, when it ...

After I mounted an American flag on our front porch several years ago to mark the Fourth of July, the Stars and Stripes looked so grand that my family and I decided to keep them up for good. Seeing ...

When Vietnam War veteran John Walker assisted with the American Legion's flag-retiring ceremony, his emotions grew so intense he could hardly contain them. "It brings tears to my eyes," said Walker, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday’s ...

FARGO — A group of local veterans is spreading patriotism across the state with a two-day motorcycle ride and flag exchange ahead of Flag Day. The Fargo chapter of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle ...

The U.S. Capitol is seen past American flags on the National Mall, Friday, June 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C. TOPEKA — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request ...