{"id":95,"date":"2026-08-05T19:26:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2026-09-03T19:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:30:21","slug":"display-of-american-flag","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/display-of-american-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Display of American Flags"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">The original Flag recognized by Congress in 1777 was red, white, and blue with 13 stars and 13 stripes; in keeping with the 13 colonies at that time. It has been revised at least 27 times during its history. The American Flag has come to be recognized throughout the world as representing freedom, valor, compassion, vigilance, perseverance, and justice. Our Flag serves as a symbol of unity during times of conflict such as WW I and WW II and periods of National Tragedy such as 9\/11.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Highland Springs began displaying the Flags on National Holidays as a patriotic service to the Residents. Resident Veteran Wally Reed initiated the display of Flags in 2011 with the support of the Executive Director. The Veterans Affairs Group took over the Flag Display for Highland Springs in early 2019. The original boundary of the Flag Display was from Hillcrest Clubhouse to the entrance of the Gate House and behind Hillcrest Clubhouse in the courtyard.&nbsp;&nbsp;With the growth of our Community, the Flag Display includes the public spaces, roadways, parking areas and the entrances to all three neighborhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">A Flag committee was formed inside the Veterans Affairs Group to maintain, store, clean, and procure new Flags when needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flag-ohoto-cropped-at-front-and-top-1024x551.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flag-ohoto-cropped-at-front-and-top-1024x551.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flag-ohoto-cropped-at-front-and-top-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flag-ohoto-cropped-at-front-and-top-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flag-ohoto-cropped-at-front-and-top-1536x826.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flag-ohoto-cropped-at-front-and-top.jpg 1766w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong>The National Holidays when the Flags are displayed are:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">                                                                                  Armed Forces Day Celebration (Third Saturday in May) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">                                                                                         Memorial Day Celebration (Last Monday in May)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">                                                                                                           Flag Day Celebration (June 14)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">                                                                                                    Independence Day Celebration (July 4)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">                                                                                                   Patriots Day Celebration (September 11)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Veterans Day Celebration (November 11)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Highland Springs has purchased 1000 American flags and the Veterans Affairs Group is the flag custodian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">                      Veterans place approximately 400 flags and Resident volunteers of several buildings <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">place around 200 flags in their neighborhood !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag-planting-4-photos-1024x345.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-696\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag-planting-4-photos-1024x345.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag-planting-4-photos-1536x517.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hsdcommunity.org\/vetaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag-planting-4-photos-766x258.jpg 766w, 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