My Name Is Old Glory: A Celebration Of The Star-Spangled Banner - Tapa dura

For decades now, the poem "My Name Is Old Glory" has been read at military retirements and patriotic ceremonies. Composed by an unsung Marine who served during WW II named Howard Schnauber, it expresses his feelings about the Star-Spangled Banner. In this book, Schnauber's simple but powerful lines blend with timeless images--from a civil rights march to the Moon landing, from Iwo Jima to September 11, 2001--that capture the courage, strength, and glory embodied in our national treasure. With sidebars about significant flag-raising events, the flag acts of 1777, 1794, 1812, and 1912, flag etiquette, personal reflections about what the flag means to Americans of all ages, and much more, this is sure to be the flag book of the year.

A deeply moving and beautifully illustrated tribute to a beloved poem and the bicentennial of “The Star-Spangled Banner” “Our flag’s journey has been long. It has seen our nation through war and peace, triumph and tragedy. It flew above the walls of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, at the outset of the Civil War. It stood on Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II. During the Civil Rights Movement, determined protesters on the streets of Selma, Alabama, proudly displayed its colors. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, Old Glory flew over the southwestern wall of the Pentagon and the rubble of the World Trade Center. The Stars and Stripes tells our nation’s story and embodies its highest ideals. Its display reminds us of America’s promise and guides us toward a brighter tomorrow.”—President Barack Obama, June 14, 2009 “Some of my earliest recollections are of my grandfather raising the national ensign outside his home at 0800 every morning. He was a World War I veteran, member of the local VFW, retired blue-collar worker from the ‘rust belt’ region of the country. On occasion I became his color guard, marching alongside him from the side door to the flag pole. He taught me how to attach and raise the ensign, salute, and respect our country’s flag. When he died I was still too small to help carry his casket; instead I marched in front of the procession, once again his color guard. Old Glory ties me and my family to the long line of patriotic citizens that served our country in war and peace.”—Capt. Matt Gimple, Commanding Officer, USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715), Ohio “This flag, which we honor and under which we serve, is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation . . . silent, it speaks to us—speaks to us of the past, or the men and women who went before us, and of the records they wrote upon it.”—President Woodrow Wilson, June 14, 1917 |A deeply moving and beautifully illustrated tribute to a beloved poem and the bicentennial of “The Star-Spangled Banner”“Our flag’s journey has been long. It has seen our nation through war and peace, triumph and tragedy. It flew above the walls of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, at the outset of the Civil War. It stood on Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II. During the Civil Rights Movement, determined protesters on the streets of Selma, Alabama, proudly displayed its colors. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, Old Glory flew over the southwestern wall of the Pentagon and the rubble of the World Trade Center. The Stars and Stripes tells our nation’s story and embodies its highest ideals. Its display reminds us of America’s promise and guides us toward a brighter tomorrow.”—President Barack Obama, June 14, 2009“Some of my earliest recollections are of my grandfather raising the national ensign outside his home at 0800 every morning. He was a World War I veteran, member of the local VFW, retired blue-collar worker from the ‘rust belt’ region of the country. On occasion I became his color guard, marching alongside him from the side door to the flag pole. He taught me how to attach and raise the ensign, salute, and respect our country’s flag. When he died I was still too small to help carry his casket; instead I marched in front of the procession, once again his color guard. Old Glory ties me and my family to the long line of patriotic citizens that served our country in war and peace.”—Capt. Matt Gimple, Commanding Officer, USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715), Ohio“This flag, which we honor and under which we serve, is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation . . . silent, it speaks to us—speaks to us of the past, or the men and women who went before us, and of the records they wrote upon it.”—President Woodrow Wilson, June 14, 1917