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Flag Day, held annually on April 17, remains a cornerstone event that celebrates American Samoa’s unique identity and its enduring bond with the U.S. Army and the broader military community ...
Flag Day is the perfect time to display the American flag, so if you are wondering how to properly present it, Public Law 94-344 provides the appropriate guidelines.
If you notice the American flag flying at half-staff today in Oklahoma, there's a reason. United States flags are lowered to half-staff for varying reasons, typically in mourning or on a day of ...
Michael Pese, with daughter Cataleya on his shoulders, and his wife, Tupe Smith, with their son Maximus exit a pedestrian tunnel underneath Whittier, Alaska, May 13, 2025.
At Allegiance Flag Supply in North Charleston, South Carolina, more than 6,000 flags are sewn weekly. The company lives by the motto, “American sewn, American flown.” Linda Jones, known as ...
I was born an American on U.S. soil,” said firefighter Michael Pese, one of those charged in Whittier. “American Samoa has been U.S. soil, U.S. jurisdiction, for 125 years.
From left, Michael Pese and Tupe Smith enter the Nesbett Courthouse with their son, Maximus Pese, 7. Several Whittier residents from American Samoa accused of illegal voting were arraigned in an ...
July 4, 1776, the thirteen American colonies broke their political connection to the Kingdom of Great Britain by declaring ...
The caucus took place from 11:30 p.m. Friday until 2:30 a.m. Saturday EST. American Samoa held its Republican caucuses on Friday -- days after former President Donald Trump's only remaining major ...
It’s a battle he lost. Now the 59-year-old grandfather, who has lived in the U.S. for over four decades, still cannot vote. His nephew, Jake Fitisemanu, is running to be the first Samoan in the ...
As you go about your day today, you may notice American flags flying at half-staff today around Texas. This gesture honors Peace Officers Memorial Day. Here's what to know. Why is the U.S. flag at ...