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Flags to fly at half-staff Wednesday to honor Judge Virgil C. Smith
U.S. and Michigan state flags will be lowered to half-staff Wednesday to honor longtime lawmaker and judge Virgil C. Smith, who died last month. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the honorary measure ...
Michigan honors Virgil C. Smith with flags at half-staff on Wednesday
Governor Whitmer ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday to honor Virgil C. Smith, the Michigan Senate's ...
All Texas flags are lowered to half-staff this weekend. Here’s why
In a news release Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott called the floods a “devastating and heartbreaking loss” and ordered all Texas ...
Trump installs massive new American flags at the White House - and they don't cost taxpayers a penny
President Donald Trump installs two massive American flags on White House lawns this summer, personally funding the estimated ...
Plenty will wear American flag clothing on Fourth of July, but is it disrespectful?
American flag designs appear everywhere during the Fourth of July. Many uses, though, go against what federal guidelines ...
Why Do We Call American Flags 'Old Glory'? The Full Story Behind the Patriotic Nickname
The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...