The 190 streamers attached to the Army Flag staff denote campaigns ... service in that particular war. The concept of campaign streamers came to prominence in the Civil War when Army organizations ...

Flags signaled other units in battle, but were also a tangible manifestation of the beliefs and spirit of a group of people. As such, flags were protected to the point of injury or death. Men in ...

During the American Civil War, it was considered a position ... So, the reason the American flag is backward on a military uniform is that it isn't backward — it's flying exactly how it would ...

uniformed service members carrying the American flag will take part in pregame displays of patriotism at events such as the Super Bowl, the Army-Navy Game and anywhere else the world (or at least ...

A project to restore fragile Civil War battle flags in ... proper display and storage of these flags, along with battle flags from the Spanish-American War, will preserve them for future ...