FLAG ETIQUETTE:

Here are some tips to make sure your tribute is a respectful one:

Display the flag only between sunrise and sunset on buildings and stationary flagstaffs. The flag may be displayed for twenty-four hours if illuminated in darkness.

Do not display the flag in inclement weather.

Whether displaying the flag vertically or horizontally, make sure the canton of stars is visible on the upper left-hand side.

Do not let the flag touch the ground.

An unusable flag that is damaged and worn and can no longer be displayed should be destroyed in a dignified way by burning.

When not on display, the flag should be respectfully folded into a triangle, symbolizing the tricorn hats worn by colonial soldiers in the Revolutionary War.

"The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land. In this observance no form of ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit." So wrote General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former sailors and soldiers, on May 5th, 1868

Cover Up: Attack on the USS Liberty Probe the controversial Israeli attack on an American intelligence ship during the Six Day War.

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor Here are stories of courage and sacrifice, long overshadowed by the defeat of the "day that will live in infamy."

Assault on the Liberty The true story of the attack by Israel on an American intelligence ship. The definitive book on this subject, recently republished 9th edition with a new addendum by James Ennes Buy the book

USS Liberty Dead in the water (BBC - 2002) The 1967 attack by Israel on the USS Liberty has been told by Sligo Productions in 1987, by the History Channel in 2001, by the Liberty Vets Assn. in 2002, but the BBC has dug deeper than anyone before in "Dead in the Water." Buy the DVD

Operation Cyanide: How the Bombing of the USS Liberty Nearly Caused World War III This hard-hitting investigation shows that on that day in 1967, the world came closer to all-out nuclear war than ever before -- this incident made the Cuban Missile Crisis seem tame by comparison by Peter Hounam Buy the book