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Flags at Half-Staff After Chattanooga Shooting

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David Mikkelson
Jul 19, 2015
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Donald Trump's Outsized Flagpole

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 24, 2015 Donald Trump violated Palm Beach ordinances by putting up an outsized U.S. flag and pole, then d ...
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Donald Trump Doesn't Salute the Flag?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 19, 2015 An image of Donald Trump not placing his hand over his heart during the playing of the U.S. nati ...
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Texas Man Forced to Take Down U.S. Flag Because Muslims Were Offended?

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Kim LaCapria
Feb 10, 2016 A false claim from 2014 about a Texas man forced to take down his American flag because it threa ...
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Should a U.S. Flag Be Burned Once It Has Touched the Ground?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 13, 2004 A misunderstanding of flag protocol has led to the mistaken belief that a U.S. flag should be de ...
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Finial Duty

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan 26, 2003 Does the gold ball atop a military flagpole contain a match, a razor and a bullet?
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School Bans U.S. Flag T-Shirts on Cinco de Mayo

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb 28, 2014 Rumor: A federal court upheld a ruling that school officials acted correctly in requiring studen ...
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Obama Left-Handed Salute?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 6, 2009 A photograph showing Barack and Michelle Obama saluting the U.S. flag with their left hands is j ...
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U.S. Flags Exempt from Sales Taxes

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David Mikkelson
Apr 10, 2015 Whether or not you pay sales tax when purchasing American flags depends on what state you live in.
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Rhode Island Firefighters in American Flag Flap

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 6, 2016 Firefighters in Rhode Island claimed they were restricted from flying U.S. flags on their trucks ...
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Peotone High School Bans U.S. Flags

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Kim LaCapria
Aug 24, 2016 Peotone High School in Illinois has not banned American flags nor decreed them to be offensive.
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S.C. High School Bans American Flag from Football Games

Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug 29, 2016 While a South Carolina high school principal prevented students from bringing a U.S. flag to a f ...
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Does This Photograph of a Marine Saluting the U.S. Flag Violate Twitter's Rules?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct 19, 2018 Despite claims that an image of a marine saluting an American flag was deemed offensive by Twitt ...
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