Importantly, never allow the American flag to touch the ground ... Those who are in uniform should give a proper military salute. A man who is not in uniform, but is wearing a hat, should remove ...

U.S. Army Maj. James J. O’Donovan, more than 80 years after he died as a POW during World War II, was laid to rest with full ...

And the Americans take their flag very, very seriously. More from Military & Defense Tim Marshall, the author of "Worth Dying for: The Power and Politics of Flags," explains why American flags are ...