We Just Like People Who Fly Flags and that is you because you have your flag story out front.
Here are 4 features for you to see how others are making the most of their flag display and how it is paying off.
People Who Fly Flags, Like People Who Fly Flags Too!
The recent movie series, Transformers has carried a distinct pro-American theme. These block buster movies have featured an impressive military tone; with disciplined and virtuous soldiers who, while not always agreeing with their superiors, always have the safety and freedom of American citizens as a top priority. This theme permeates in the messages of the good robot aliens, while the bad robot aliens portray slavery, deception, and dictatorship rule.
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| View from the Rookery at night as they set up for Transformers 4 |
Both the director as well as the companies that chose to be placed in this movie know of the value of well placed American Flag association. That is why you will see the flag out front of this movie. That is why you will see the flag out front of these companies' headquarters. Perhaps, Michael Bay's larger message in making such an entertaining film designed for a massive audience, is to inspire heroes with the age old American ideal which founded our country and cultivated a work ethic which built our industrial nation through innovation.
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| (i) original flag/pole was wiped out during Superstorm Sandy (ii) it was replaced 6 days after the Boston Marathon bombing and (iii) first raised by Jay Hughes – a Watertown resident (the town where the second bomber was captured!) |
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runners, 2013 struck close to home when there was a bombing at the Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon is one hallmark for long distance
runners. To qualify and gain entry into the "Boston Marathon" is to also place yourself in an elite group
of dedicated athletes. The commitment requires you to prove you've got the metal by an age-based finishing
time system. This is controlled in advance through sanctioned recognized 26.2 mile qualifying race events. Qualify in your age group in one of these races and prove it and you can get a race entry. While other Marathon races are
open and may have more runners, the Boston Marathon is a sacred symbol. The bombing of this particular race
shook the foundation of every subsequent Marathon ran in 2013.
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| Red Socks for Boston |
3. How to Install a 50' Flag Pole up top of a 150' Grain Elevator! Make an impact!
Where once there were flat plains, only prairie long ago for many miles around now groomed into corn fields and farms. Amidst these fields stands a 196 ft. tower flag pole and, you guessed it, a flag out front, now a mountain of a landmark. Like the top of a mountain, it can be seen for miles around when driving to Grainergy, a state of the art grain facility. With various types of anchorage, it is possible to put a flagpole almost anywhere. For this application, a heavy duty 50' flagpole with a shoe-base made it possible for the flagpole to become an extension of the already grounded 144' tower.
In addition to anchorage, there are various types of flagpoles. For Commercial Aluminum Flagpoles, there are two types, internal and external. The internal version is considered the deluxe and the external version is considered the standard. The difference is the flag hoist system. For this project, the external hoist system was best because we could bring the halyard (rope) system all the way down to the ground and change the flag without climbing the 144' ladder.
With 15 - 20 MPH steady wind up top, as well as the series of tornadoes, gust of wind, and bad weather that have hit in 2013, keeping a flag flying is not an easy task. But the newly designed Eagle Poly II American Flag with reinforced corners and extra stitching at the fly-end proved tough enough. Combined with changing the flag for re-hemming, checking weather and taking the flag down, this flag display has stayed beautiful now for years.
Sometimes a great flag display out front can be a terrific make-over and make the difference. Buying a fixer-upper in a well-kept neighborhood has its advantages and disadvantages. This family took the run-down corner lot and transformed it into the warmest welcome on the block. The flagpole both hides the old tree stump with a stone accent wall and reinvents the external mood of this home overnight.
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These are just some examples of why, "We just like people who fly flags". Flag flyers like people who fly flags too, this has been a marvelous realization. This past year has come with great moments and devastating tragedy. Us flag flyers are not just there for the good times, we as Flag flyers are always there, and going to be there. That is why you fly the flag, it lets people know where you stand. And this is one reason we are here to recognize the commitment of a having a flag out front.
