Community Chat

[Oznell]

Historic poster from 1917 Flag Day:

Unforgettable raising of the flag:

[Carolina925]

Our flag flies on my home each and every day; I love seeing my neighbors doing the same.

[godi]

We too always have our flag flying proudly. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️

[4kitties]

And our flag is out and flying proudly!!

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[walker]

Ditto here....sunrise to sunset our flag is out.  🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Did you know the a properly folded flag has 13 folds and each fold has a meaning?  I did not....just read an article on it and need to Google for more info.  Sun shining and flag flying.....beautiful!  

[Carolina925]

@walker , I knew all that at one time. When I was in grade school, we raised, lowered, and folded the flag each day. It was a real honor for those chosen to do that. We had student crossing guards that were chosen to raise and lower the flag...and we even had badges! Different times, happy memories.

[Oznell]

Those are such good memories, @Carolina925 ,  thanks for sharing.   One of my favorites is, when my son was little, the parents were invited for an informal, in-classroom concert of patriotic songs the kids had prepared.  Will never forget those fresh little faces, and their enthusiastic rendition of George M. Cohan's classic,  "You're a Grand Old Flag".

".....You're a grand old flag/ You're a high-flying flag/ And forever in peace may you wave/   You're the emblem of/  The land I love/  The home of the free and the brave...."

[vsm]

My apartment looks out over Iwo Jima -- I treasure that view every day.  Thanks for the photos, @Oznell -- they are visual reminders of how fortunate we are and grateful we should be to all who fought and died under that flag.

[Patriot3]

I fly mine every day!!  Such a beautiful flag with so much meaning.  So grateful for our freedoms.......may we never lose them!

[newname0]

We got married on Flag Day 46 years ago today!

We can't every forget Flag Day.