Flags
The American Flag
Dedicated by
Kratos Defense and Security
The U.S. Flag represents “Duty.” The flag shows respect for all members of the armed forces who have served in the past and those that are serving their country today. The flag pole is one of the tallest in North Alabama. It is 140 feet tall and is twelve feet in the ground. The U.S. Flag itself is a garrison flag and is 30 ft. by 60 ft. in size and weighs 130 pounds.
The POW Flag
Dedicated by
The Association of the US Army
The POW/MIA (Prisoners of War/Missing In Action) Flag calls to mind the sacrifice and plight of those Americans who have sacrificed their own freedom, to preserve liberty for all of us. It's presence serves to remind us that, while we enjoy the privileges of freedom, somewhere there are soldiers who have not been accounted for and may, in fact, be held against their will by the enemies of Freedom.
Alabama Flag
Dedicated by
Woody Anderson Ford
The current flag of the state of Alabama (the second in Alabama state history) was adopted by Act 383 of the Alabama state legislature on February 16, 1895. As noted, “the flag of the State of Alabama shall be a crimson cross of St. Andrew on a field of white. The bars forming the cross shall be not less than six inches broad, and must extend diagonally across the flag from side to side."
Armed Forces Flags
Army: Dedicated by AUSA – Huntsville Chapter
Marines: Dedicated by Cobham
Navy: Dedicated by First Commercial Bank
Air Force: Dedicated by Air Force Association, Tennessee Valley Chapter
Coast Guard: Dedicated by ASMDA
As our fledgling country was evolving and trying to establish an identity of its own, so, too, were the different armed forces that would be needed to protect it. Along with the evolution of the national flag for our country, the “Stars and Stripes,” came the need to develop a way to identify each of the military service branches through the adoption of a flag.
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