After his sailing career ended, Driver flew a massive U.S. flag over his family's store in Nashville, where it became a target during the Civil War When northern forces took back the Tennessee capital ...

he local American Legion post held a flag-burning ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 22. The ceremony is considered an honorable retirement for flags that are worn, torn or discolored.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday’s ...