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In addition to flags, she was also paid for making blankets and drum cases between the years of 1780 and 1785. [2] In 1781, Young ran an ad in the Pennsylvania Packet advertising "all kinds of colors for the Army and Navy." [2] [3] She also sewed the standard for the First American Regiment under Colonel Josiah Harmar. [4]
The wear of foreign decorations may either be approved on a case-by-case basis or a general order may be declared allowing for blanket approval to all U.S. service members to wear a particular non-U.S. decoration. The following is a list of foreign decorations which have been approved at one time for wear on United States military uniforms.
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Catalogue of the Department of Arms and Trophies Donated and Exhibited at the Northwestern Sanitary Fair, Held at Chicago, Illinois, May 30th to June 21st, 1865 including United States Flags Carried in Different Battles, Captured Rebel Flags, Autographs, Photographs, Etc. Chicago: Rounds and James, 1865.
The flag of the United States draped over the casket is meticulously folded thirteen times by a total of six honor guards, three on each side of the casket. When the flag is completely folded, the stars point upwards, which remind Americans of their national motto, In God We Trust.
Andrew Doria was a brig [1] purchased by the Continental Congress in November 1775. She is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Nassau—the first amphibious engagement by the Continental Navy and the Continental Marines—and for being the first United States vessel to receive a salute from a foreign power.