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These military flags are, I believe, commemorative regimental flags. The places where the regiment had served have been embroidered onto the flags.
Visible on the first flag (from the Wiltshire Regiment) are many place names, including Mont Pincon and Anzio (World War Two battle sites), and Somme (World War One).
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Salisbury; July 2005
The start of a great morning at Homestead National Historical Park, conveniently located just west of Beatrice, Nebraska.
The Heritage Center building houses a museum, bookstore, and administrative offices.
This is a work photo, taken for our social media posts for National Flag Day. About 8 kms from Arctic Bay, this is on the ice of Adam's Sound, part of Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area, along side the St George's Society Cliffs. That me
Flags from around the world. Spotted this at my local bank. I hope you had a wonderful Canada Day long weekend.
Do you know what each of these flags represent? At the top of the Rock of Gibraltar they have three flags flying. The Union Jack is in the middle, as Gibraltar is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The flag on the right is the flag of Gibraltar while the flag on the left is the flag of the European Union. Gibraltar has a complicated history, as this small peninsula, has been occupied by the Moors, the Spanish and British.
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Finalement emporter un petit drapeau de chaque pays du monde était une bonne idée : après tout, de nombreuses nations n'avaient jamais vu leurs couleurs dans l'espace - et maintenant si 😊 On les a suspendus au plafond, ça donnait un petit côté trek au Népal – mais encore plus haut ;) J'ai commencé à regretter ma décision quand il a fallu les ranger... Ils sont tous accrochés sur un long ruban et la première chose que font les cordes, câbles, ficelles, rubans, etc dans l'espace ? Ils s'emmêlent évidemment – pire que les câbles d'écouteurs sur Terre ! Mark et Shane ont été obligés de venir à ma rescousse 😅
It seemed like taking with me a tiny flag of every single country in the world was a good idea – after all, lots of countries hadn’t been to space yet, now they have – I regretted my decision slightly when I had to repack them… they’re all strung together on a cord, which in space automatically turns into a big old bag of knots… Mark and Shane had to rescue me!
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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Green, white and red - perfect colours for the Italian Flag - perfect colours for a great pasta sauce!
Le monument aux morts de Tréguier dans les Côtes d'Armor, est appelé "La Pleureuse". Il a été réalisé par Francis Renaud.
Le sculpteur a demandé à Marie-Louise Le Put, devenue veuve au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, de lui servir de modèle. En effet, elle perdit ses trois fils très jeunes puis son mari...Elle est habillée de la mante de deuil, avec une grande capuche protégeant sa coiffe.
Le monument de Tréguier fut inauguré, le 2 juillet 1922.
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Looking back 100 years.
Newfoundland Memorial Park, Beaumont Hamel, France.
During the First World War, Newfoundland was a largely rural Dominion of the British Empire with a population of 240,000, and not yet part of Canada. The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 led the Government of Newfoundland to recruit a force for service with the British Army. Even though the island had not possessed any formal military organization since 1870, enough men soon volunteered that an entire battalion was formed, and later maintained throughout the war. The regiment trained at various locations in the United Kingdom and increased from an initial contingent of 500 men to full battalion strength of 1,000 men, before being deployed.
01/07/1916 The Somme.
At 8:45 a.m. the Newfoundland Regiment and 1st Battalion of the Essex Regiment received orders to move forward. The Newfoundland Regiment was situated at St. John's Road, a support trench 250 yards (230 m) behind the British forward line and out of sight of the enemy. Movement forward through the communication trenches was not possible because they were congested with dead and wounded men and under shell fire.
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Lovell Hadow, the battalion commander, decided to move immediately into attack formation and advance across the surface, which involved first navigating through the British barbed wire defences. As they breasted the skyline behind the British first line, they were effectively the only troops moving on the battlefield and clearly visible to the German defenders.
Subjected to the full force of the 119th (Reserve) Infantry Regiment, most of the Newfoundland Regiment who had started forward were dead, dying or wounded within 15 to 20 minutes of leaving St. John's Road trench. Most reached no further than the Danger Tree, a skeleton of a tree that lay in No Man's Land that was being utilized as a landmark.
So far as can be ascertained, 22 officers and 758 other ranks were directly involved in the advance. Of these, all the officers and slightly under 658 other ranks became casualties. Of the 780 men who went forward only about 110 survived unscathed, of whom only 68 were available for roll call the following day. For all intents and purposes the Newfoundland Regiment had been wiped out, the unit as a whole having suffered a casualty rate of approximately 80%. The only unit to suffer greater casualties during the attack was the 10th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment, attacking west of Fricourt village.
Sep. 10, 2022: The 9/11 Memorial Waves of Flags at Pepperdine University is on display. The nearly 3,000 flags - one for each person killed in the Sep. 11, 2001 terror attacks - were installed last night. The Waves of Flags, at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Malibu Canyon Road, will be on display through Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Hipstamatic app Tinto 1884/D-type 251/365
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Testing a manual Nikkor 50 mm ƒ1:1.2 on my Nikon Df, post processed in Lightroom using the new VSCO Film Pack 05.
L'homme et les drapeaux rouge de la Place Tiananmen.
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The man and the red flags of Tiananmen Square.
Inspired by Stephen Shore's gorgeous photo; U.S.10 Post Falls, Idaho and it's lyrical beauty and acceptance of the world around us I went this morning searching for just such a scene.
I looked for a location with minimal expression and inherent beauty, yet without drama. Found it 16 miles away.
Some photos are created in a snap or two. this one took me 10 minutes to compose and click.
Full of elements, yet those puddles are the most important ones.
They give your eyes a runway to take off and escape this place.
Edinburgh, 2009
Douglas Foulis 1926-2016
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I see more state flags flown in Texas than any other state that I've visited. That's pretty cool. This US Flag and Texas Flag are both very large. They're located in front of the Taste of Texas Restaurant next to the Katy Freeway (I-10) in Houston. To gain some perspective, those are the tops of trees at the bottom of the frame. (Excellent restaurant, by the way).
I didn't know whether to post this. Tried several times and changed my mind. I went online and researched flag etiquette. This image is not intended to be disrespectful to the American Flag. I found this little flag washed up on my favourite beach after a recent storm. It is my most interesting beach find yet. We live 20 miles from Washington State, across the Juan de Fuca Strait. I gazed at this flag for awhile and wondered what story it could tell. Where did it originate? How far did it come? After this shot I rescued it and it now occupies a place in my photo room.
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