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The Final Defense of the American Flag

When I was a cadet at New Mexico Military Institute, one of the inspection questions we were required to answer…

5 years ago

The American Flag at Half-Staff and Half-Mast, a DrillMaster Study

There is confusion about placing the American flag at half-staff and a few myths. Let's go over the facts.

5 years ago

Flag Protocol Slides

The following slides are provided for educating my fellow Americans. Please download and share. If you would like to have…

5 years ago

Appropriate Flag Retirement

Stop cutting the flag just to burn it. A tattered or faded American FlagĀ is ready for retirement. Retiring an American…

6 years ago

Christian Flag over American Flag?

DrillMaster explains why the Christian flag the be subordinate to the American flag.

7 years ago

When to Drape the Deceased

My firefighting friends in California had a great question for me. Here are my thoughts. What a tragedy to lose…

8 years ago

The Misplaced Respect of Stars For Our Troops

A while back I noticed pictures of scouts (male and female) cutting the canton (blue field) from American flags readying…

8 years ago

When to Raise and Lower the American Flag

I received these questions just a short time ago. 1. At the beginning of the work day (duty day) when…

10 years ago

Flag Pole Height Chart and Maritime Flag Arrangements

For our purposes, flagpole means a permanent pole in the ground and flagstaff is one that is carried. For flagpoles…

10 years ago

The Flagpole with Two Halyards and the Intended Direction of Display

DrillMaster explains his helpful term, Intended Direction of Display, when raising flags on a stationary flagpole with two halyards.

10 years ago

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