Each November, thousands hike to a northern Utah canyon to see a giant U.S. flag honoring Maj. Brent Taylor, a former North Ogden mayor killed in Afghanistan.

Post 182 Commander Kirbie Young said they’ve been collecting American Flags from all over the county for the past couple of years and had an estimated over 500 that needed to be retired properly.

The American flag is a repository of our country’s beliefs ... Stravers then launched into his flag collection that today ...

Almost all Chinese-American associations that switched flags made the decision by casting a direct vote among members. "We follow the American rule, as we live in America now," Mr Fang says.

Marin resident Zeny Cieslikowski began his long-time interest in photographing the American flag while spending three months in Vermont in the early 1970s.