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This flagpole displaying the full Semaphore alphabet is massive!
Also flying is the white ensign, the flag of the Royal Australian Navy.
Pensacola is very proud of the fact that five different countries have controlled it at one point or another: the United States, the Confederate States, Great Britain, France, and Spain.
Pensacola uses the more correct "Stars and Bars" Confederate flag, which was the Confederacy's official flag, rather than the more common Confederate Battle Flag/Naval Jack. They also use the pre-Union British flag, as well as the French and Spanish royal standards.
Palafox Place, Pensacola.
Almost international flags. Swiss adore their flags: national, flags of cantons, flags of cities.
The upper one is a flag with all swiss cantons.
Zürisee in the background.
Was waiting a long time to take this photo!!!
I haven't been getting much exercise since leaving college, so I occasionally take walks. When I lived in LaVergne, TN, I used to walk from the subdivision where I lived to the lake nearby. Along the way, I found this flag flying in the middle of someone's yard. I always intended to leave an 8x10 print of it on their doorstep, but I moved before ever doing so.
The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament after the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two legislative chambers which occupy the building.
The Palace of Westminster has three main towers. The largest and tallest is the 98.5-metre (323 ft) Victoria Tower, which occupies the south-western corner of the palace (here with the Union Flag)
At the north end of the palace is the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben. At 96 metres (315 ft) it is only slightly shorter than the Victoria Tower, but much slimmer.It was called the Clock Tower until 2012, when it was renamed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
The shortest of the palace's three principal towers (at 91 metres (299 ft), the octagonal Central Tower stands over the middle of the building, immediately above the Central Lobby.
Not quite the way it was, but almost --The eagle and the flag were both flying at Lakeland Park this afternoon !
Two small American flags adorn the front end of CSX's Q007 intermodal westbound through Highland, IL along the St Louis Sub.
We recently installed this flagpole on the ministry property south of Tecate, Mexico. We bought the pole at the San Diego County Fair. It is telescoping in three sections. It's very well made.
Flying are the Mexico and Christian flags.
we flipped our finger to the king of england
stole our country from the indians
with god on our side and guns in our hands
we took it for our own
a nation dedicated to liberty
justice and equality
does it look that way to you
it doesn't look that way to me
sickest joke i know
listen up man, i'll tell you who i am
just another stupid american
you don't wanna listen
you don't wanna understand
so finish up your drink and go home
i come from the land of ben franklin
twain and poe and walt whitman
otis redding, ellington
the country that i love
but it's a land of the slaves and the ku klux klan
haymarket riot and the great depression
joe mccarthy vietnam
sickest joke i know
i'm proud and ashamed
every fourth of july
you've got to know the truth
before you say that you've got pride
now the cops got tanks but the kids got guns
shrinks pushin' pills on everyone
cancer from the ocean
cancer from the sun
straight to hell we go
-Descendents "'Merican"
street shot. Taunton Somerset.
A flag is a colourful banner that bears the heraldry or symbol of a nation or organization. Carrying a flag in combat requires a free hand, consequently the honour of carrying the flag comes at some risk.
The flag was an essential part of nineteenth century warfare and served many purposes. For one, they served a crucial role on the field of battle, as a visual reference for the men of the regiment's location amidst the confusion of the battle. In battle, the color-guards remained several feet back from the firing line to avoid being shot by their own men and to protect the flag. Small flank markers or general guide markers were also often carried at both flanks of the regiments. The lieutenants and sergeants positioned themselves behind the color-guards and the rest of the men to discourage potential deserters.
Secondly, the flags were used to rally the men during battle. Many victories would have been lost if not for a brave flag-bearer encouraging the men to fight on, while gripping the precious icon. To be a flag-bearer was a great honor despite the danger brought by carrying the colors and the high mortality rates of color-bearers.
The loss of a flag during battle represented the ultimate disgrace to a regiment, but to attain one from the enemy was the ultimate honor. Despite the imminent danger of carrying the colors, soldiers would risk their lives to prevent the color's capture, and lay down their arms to rescue the color from a fallen comrade.
Flags were a symbolic testament of the regiment's courage and valor. As such, many flags were adorned with battle honors either painted directly onto the stripes, or on supplementary battle ribbons or streamers attached to the staff