We stand for the flag not to please ourselves, but to honor the 1.2 million American men and women who died for our freedom because of war. When the national anthem plays or the flag passes by during ...

Can you see the rockets’ red glare, bombs bursting in air during the Battle of Fort McHenry? Or five men raising the American flag amid the battle at Iwo Jima? Maybe you see a flag-draped casket ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

From the American Revolution to modern battles, take a look back at the full toll of U.S. deaths in war this Memorial Day.

The stanzas recount the Battle of Baltimore ... The next morning, he looked out and saw the flag rising above Fort McHenry, which moved him to write the poem. Clague: He can’t see it without ...

The U.S. military suffered early setbacks, including the burning of Washington, D.C., but it also earned notable victories, such as the defense of Fort McHenry and the Battle of New Orleans ...

I find the memory of Kenny popping into my head more and more frequently as time goes by. Few days go by when I don’t think ...

When I post the colors this Monday, I want to do so with quiet reverence. I want to remember what Memorial Day is truly about ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Flags across the state are lowered today ... The procession will conclude at Fort Custer National Cemetery, where military honors will be presented. Knutson-Collins ...

As for the huge flag that inspired the writing of the anthem, it came into fort commander Armistead’s hands not long after the Battle of Fort McHenry and remained in his family’s possession ...