Capital Gazette

Naval Academy plants flags in honor of lives lost on 9/11; One midshipman’s flag honors his uncle, an academy grad, who died

Midshipmen came streaming out of Bancroft Hall with flags in their hands. They walked down Stribling Walk, past the statute of Tecumseh, and stopped. Each bent down to plant an American flag into the ...
WVEC

Navy rediscovers captured flags hidden for nearly 100 years

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The curator of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum wasn't exactly sure what would be found: records indicated five display boxes long used to exhibit captured British flags from the ...
Capital Gazette

Naval Academy remembers 9/11 with flags | PHOTOS

Naval Academy midshipmen, faculty and visitors to the yard, placed 2,977 small U.S. flags along Stribling Walk in remembrance of lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Midshipman 3rd class Grant Garcia makes ...
WKTV NewsChannel 2

Flags for Heroes

American flags are flying along Utica’s Memorial Parkway and while it is a sight to see, the flags also serve a purpose for ...
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Italy’s Largest Warship Just Received Her Battle Flag

The date of the Trieste’s flag ceremony was carefully chosen—taking place on the 71st anniversary of the city of Trieste’s ...
The Aviationist

LHD Trieste, Italian Navy’s Largest Warship Since WWII, Receives Its Battle Flag

The ceremony, held in Trieste, coincided with the 71st anniversary of the city’s return to Italy and marks the ship’s ...