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2. Annin Flagmakers - Wikipedia

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   Annin Flagmakers records show its flags have participated in world events such as: The opening ceremonies of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883; Commander Robert E. Peary's arrival at the North Pole in 1909 and Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's arrival at the South Pole 21 years later; The flag raising by US Marines atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima in 1945

3. Flags of the United States Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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   Flags of the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Space Force being decorated in the Oval Office. In general, the order of precedence (from viewer's left to right) when displaying flags together in a military context is to display the U.S. national flag (also known as the "colors" or "national colors"), followed by the flags of the U.S. Army, U.S ...

4. Guidon (United States) - Wikipedia

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   19th century guidon used by the 7th Cavalry Regiment. In the United States Armed Forces, a guidon is a military standard or flag that company/battery/troop or platoon-sized detachments carry to signify their unit designation and branch/corps affiliation or the title of the individual who carries it.

5. Campaign streamer - Wikipedia

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   Attached to the headpiece of the assigned flag, the streamer often is an inscribed ribbon with the name and date denoting participation in a particular battle, military campaign, or theater of war; the ribbon's colors are chosen accordingly and frequently match an associated campaign medal or ribbon bar.

6. Flag of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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   Before 1956, the Army was the only armed service without a flag, official or otherwise, to represent the entire service. In 1955, prompted by the need for a flag to represent the U.S. Army in joint service ceremonies, Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker requested the creation of an army flag.

7. Flagpole - Wikipedia

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   A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff is a pole designed to support a flag. If it is taller than can be easily reached to raise the flag, a cord is used, looping around a pulley at the top of the pole with the ends tied at the bottom. The flag is fixed to one lower end of the cord, and is then raised by pulling on the other end.