World War II veteran Marvin Strombo traveled 10,000 miles from his quiet home in Montana to the land of the rising sun to personally return a Japanese flag he had taken from Sadao Yasue during the ...

The Australian flag can evoke a range of feelings from pride and camaraderie to exclusion and division. Here are some reasons ...

The flag has been in use since 1191, and was re-adopted after World War II on May 1, 1945. Known as the "Maple Leaf Flag," the Canadian flag has two colors — red, derived from St. George’s ...

By the time World War II ended in September 1945 ... two days after the ceremony, with the flag in tow. He took a more ...

Connelly, 100, was honored at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando on Friday evening during a flag retreat ceremony ... theaters during World War II, which included the landing at Normandy.

Pvt. Oscar Avery Cox and other Bataan prisoners of war endured harsh conditions during World War II, including a miles-long march through hell. Despite the adversity, Cox and three fellow POWs decided ...

Attitudes shaped by World War II were not always a good fit in the ... but also followed him home. Doan's wife Donalda turned against the war, and their youngest son was a conscientious objector.

The term Gold Star family is a modern reference that comes from the Service Flag. These flags/banners ... Wives was formed before the end of World War II. The Gold Star Lapel Button was ...