The colors red, white and blue have always captured the American spirit. After September 11, 2001, flag sales increased dramatically. Now more than a decade later, the Stars and Stripes are still proudly displayed.
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The colors red, white and blue have always captured the American spirit. After September 11, 2001, flag sales increased dramatically. Now more than a decade later, the Stars and Stripes are still proudly displayed.
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Early morning the flag flies high at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Early morning the flag flies high at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Iwo Jima Memorial -- Arlington, Virginia.
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Iwo Jima Memorial -- Arlington, Virginia.
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The Washington Monument is closed for repairs following the 2011 earthquake in DC, but the ring of flags still fly.
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The Washington Monument is closed for repairs following the 2011 earthquake in DC, but the ring of flags still fly.
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Flying high or displayed on heavy equipment.
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Flying high or displayed on heavy equipment.
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$302.7 million -- that's the annual dollar amount spent on American flags, banners and other stars and stripes emblems sold in the United States. That figure is from 2007 Economic Census data -- the latest figure available.
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$302.7 million -- that's the annual dollar amount spent on American flags, banners and other stars and stripes emblems sold in the United States. That figure is from 2007 Economic Census data -- the latest figure available.
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All shapes and sizes -- from the very small.
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All shapes and sizes -- from the very small.
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To the large -- Fanwood, New Jersey.
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To the large -- Fanwood, New Jersey.
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The larger -- Washington, D.C.
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The larger -- Washington, D.C.
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The Largest -- Arlington, Virginia.
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The Largest -- Arlington, Virginia.
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Arlington, Virginia / Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
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Arlington, Virginia / Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
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Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
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Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
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A commemorative 1776 flag -- Woodstock, Virginia. The town was established 1761. Its charter was sponsored by George Washington in Virginia's House of Burgesses. Its courthouse was designed by Thomas Jefferson.
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A commemorative 1776 flag -- Woodstock, Virginia. The town was established 1761. Its charter was sponsored by George Washington in Virginia's House of Burgesses. Its courthouse was designed by Thomas Jefferson.
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A half-century -- plus -- old "48" star American flag -- Woodstock, Virginia.
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A half-century -- plus -- old "48" star American flag -- Woodstock, Virginia.
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On this Independence Day -- July 4th -- take a look -- there are flags all around. Lincoln Street, Arlington, Virginia.
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On this Independence Day -- July 4th -- take a look -- there are flags all around. Lincoln Street, Arlington, Virginia.
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Red, white and blue bunting on a small diner in Woodstock, Virginia.
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Red, white and blue bunting on a small diner in Woodstock, Virginia.
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