I was getting a tattoo pretty soon but like most people, it is hard to know what to get. I love racing and I love America, so do you think I should get a checkered flag American flag cross. Is that original or not really. Thoughts on it.
I remember when I was a kid and my mom and dad would go out on a Saturday night and leave my sister to baby sit. If we were good she used to let us stay up late and we’d watch "Night at the Bijou"
They would play a cartoon and then a movie. I remember House on Haunted Hill and The Mummy how scary they seemed then. When the movie was over (about 12 or 1 am) they would play "The star spangled banner" On the screen there would be the American Flag blowing in the wind. We would stand and put our hands over our heart and sing along. Then all you would hear is boooooooop and on the screen all there would be was a circle with a number or some channels would have a profile of an Indian chief.
Such fun remembering. How about you?
I was in my parents cleaning under the stairs. The stairs are in the part of the house from 1862. I found a brass metal that was so dusty that is was gray.
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Front: A roman tunic with a spear in the middle. On the left there is a big cannon with 3 cannonballs on the ground and an American flag above the cannon. There is also an arrow between the flag and spear.
On the right side there is a smaller cannon on a stand with jugs below it. The flags has 2 crossing flags on it. Between the flag and the spear is a sword.
There is a banner on the top. It’s not touching anything and it says "THIS WE LL DEFEND"
On the bottom it has "1775" not touching anything in clear numbers.
Back: has " FOR MILITARY ACHIEVEMENT" in clear letters. Below the words there are 2 olive branches. The branches have 3 leaves and 3 olives on them.
The metal is an octagon and its made of brass .
This might not help but the metal was found in a house from 1862 in southern Louisiana.
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What is the metal?
Any idea on where its from?
How much would it be worth?
Google has been little help, or I am not searching for the right thing.
I am doing a research paper on the American Flag being a symbol for our culture. I have included stories of famous American Flag references, but I am looking for something in pop culture such as…
Famous song about American Flag(not the Star Spangled Banner, I have it…)
Famous picture or art
Famous clothing or something like that
Famous anything that has to do with the American Flag! That I can at least write five sentences on.
Please and thank you, I appreciate it.
Does Patriotism Still Matter?
Ever since September 11, 2001, America’s primary necessity has been security. In order to achieve security, however, we must be proud of our country — we must be patriots.
Does patriotism still matter? Definitely! Patriotism is pledging your allegiance to the flag and meaning it. Patriotism is when a young soldier is told he is to go to the Middle East and his first thought is “How soon can I get there?” Without this soldier and many others, how do we defend ourselves against potential terrorist attacks? Without patriotism in the hearts of all Americans, we don’t.
Throughout our relatively short history, patriotism has been deemed necessary numerous times. The women sewing coats for their husbands, melting spoons to be used for bullets — each a patriot. However, is it still necessary today? Definitely! Our troops, men and women we thank every time we pledge allegiance to the flag, require our support the moment they put on their uniform.
Patriots believe that all minority groups should be allowed entrance into our government’s military. Patriots want all people allowed entrance into the armed forced because that is what America stands for. As the first words of the Constitution state, “We the people…” We represent the people and the people are the ones who deserve entrance into the Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force no matter what their ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender, race, or religion.
I am too young to serve in the armed forces; nevertheless, I remain a patriot at heart. Each time I view the symbolic stars and stripes, I know whom I have to thank. I know that patriotism is still alive today. Does it is still matter? Definitely! I see that great American flag and know that I am proud to be a part of this country. Patriotism is about standing up at a baseball game and putting your hand over your heart and belting out the national anthem — even in the most off-key voice. Patriotism is about decoding the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance and being able to say that you agree with it all.
Patriotism still matters today. Whenever you admire the bold stars and stripes of our nation’s flag, whenever you belt out ‘The Star Spangled Banner’, whenever you get down on your knees and thank the good Lord for your protection and freedom, you demonstrate pride in your country — patriotism.
I have an American Flag, and a British Flags,
but they are of different sizes.
I want to hang them both up,
but do I align the bottoms, or the tops?
I saw a flag like this and it really made me mad. Not that I am homophobic or anything, but I think that it is blasphemous to the United States flag. I have gotten upset over other flags that are designed after the American flag but are not the right colors, so I am not bashing homosexuals.
What stand for red,white and blue of American flag ?
Howdy to all my northeastern United States American bretheren. I want you to do me a favor, please. I just visited New York and New Jersey. I’m a red stater, and I visited two blue states. I have to admit, I think blue state and red states have the complete wrong ideas about each other.
While in New Jersey I saw more huge Americans flags flying than I did in the town I live in. In New York, the Stock Exchange has a HUGE American flag hung on the entrance. On numerous expressways, there were flags and pictures of soldiers and "Welcome Home from Iraq" banners flying. Never, have I felt so much patriotism than I did in those two states, because New York and New Jersey were the two most affected states on 9/11 when it came to the shock, disbelief, and loss of friends.
So, my friends, please, express yourselves here. I now understand better, we may not agree on policy. But we’re all Americans, and I want you all to take a moment to remind everyone of that fact, here. Thank you.
Mind you, I’m still critical of the liberals in government. But, I’m trying to change my opinion of normal, everyday citizens who consider themselves liberals, cause my visit to NY and NJ did open my eyes more. ^_^
I rarely listen to talk radio, I do believe the media does paint people into extremes, as do politicians. I remember after the ’04 elections, a female democrat comparing red states and blue state to states that were slave states in American history, and a pundit on CNN calling the music playing a North Carolina senator’s victory party "hee-haw music". I think there’s money to be made by painting both sides as extreme, when in all actuality, both sides want whats best for America, but have different approaches.
Nancy G, I can’t help that the dems in Congress fold faster than a house of cards. I just think they do what they do in the hopes of failure. Just my opinion.
I’ve noticed this for at least the last five years.
There are three flagpoles in City Hall Plaza in Boston. The U.S. flag and Massachusetts state flag are always displayed on the first two flagpoles, but every day the third flagpole changes, and it’s always a different foreign country. So far I’ve seen the flags of Lithuania, Norway, and New Zealand.
Yesterday for example, they had the flag of Haiti.
It is technically legal for the city to do this (as long as the American flag is flown higher than the other flags). It’s just a little odd, in my view, to fly the banners of foreign nations with no apparent significance or relevance.
