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Flag Day: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 06/14/2007 - 4:00pm.
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"The floating folds of the Star Spangled Banner symbolize the American way of life to soldiers in training for the battles that will bring freedom to an unhappy, wartorn world." Fort Knox, Kentucky, June 1942. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
Flag Day
Submitted by Ron on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 6:17pm.
It's a day to honor our flag, we should all have raised our flags, my grandparents were born in Italy
flag day?
Submitted by =NiL= on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 12:27pm.
what's the "flag day"?
(I'm from Italy...)
Beautiful! My new wallpaper!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 06/14/2007 - 11:15pm.
Beautiful! My new wallpaper!
Happy Flag Day, 2007!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 06/14/2007 - 4:48pm.
Happy Flag Day, everyone!
Simply delighted to live here.
- Kristy in Texas (where my husband puts out the flag as soon as the sun comes up)
Hmm, something wrong there..
Submitted by Ed T. on Thu, 06/14/2007 - 4:35pm.
Someone goofed, there are only 48 stars!! :-)
no, I'm not serious
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