flag day 2011: One Of The Most Recognized Flag Raisings In US History
- 06/14/11 10:31 AM
Today is Flag Day in the United States. Many of us take the sight of the US Flag hanging on front porches, on public buildings or around national monuments from granted.Everytime I drive past the Iwo Jima Memorial In Arlington VA I can't help but think about the scarfice that it took the brave men fighting the Japanese to be able to raise the flag on Mount Suribachi. The five marines and the one Navy Corpsman who's photo was captured by Joe Rosenthal on Feburary 23, 1945 won a Pulitzer Prize.Though this wasn't the only battle where our American Flag has … (12 comments)
flag day 2011: A Sign of The Times-A Change At The "Wives" Club At Fort Belvoir
- 06/14/11 08:29 AM
For years military installations across the US have offered the fellowship for the "wives" of active duty and retired military though the "wives" club. However today's military spouses aren't always "wives". At Fort Belvoir there has been a name change to reflect the new status of the dependents of those eligible to participate in the Officers Wives Club. The new club name is the Officer Spouses Club. Though the club membership has been available to men for many years the name did not reflect the open door policy. Now it is official and the board members hope the name change will … (6 comments)
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Today is Flag Day in the United States. Many of us take the sight of the US Flag hanging on front porches, on public buildings or around national monuments from granted.Everytime I drive past the Iwo Jima Memorial In Arlington VA I can't help but think about the scarfice that it took the brave men fighting the Japanese to be able to raise the flag on Mount Suribachi. The five marines and the one Navy Corpsman who's photo was captured by Joe Rosenthal on Feburary 23, 1945 won a Pulitzer Prize.Though this wasn't the only battle where our American Flag has … (12 comments)
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