Happy Independence Day! (Yes, they do celebrate the 4th of July in the UK, but they just call it "the 4th of July" )

At the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Grand Union Flag was flying over the Continental Army's encampments and on the Continental Navy's ships. Today, I am flying both my 50 star flag, as well as a Grand Union Flag. It does sometimes get the attention of the neighbors.



Grand Union Flag - Wikipedia

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Just got an e mail from a buddy over in blighty. We have good natured fun over the 4th. He, like me, is a history buff. I don't know what regular Britts think/know about these days.

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Well being an "ex-limey" "British Thanksgiving Day" will suffice!! Now putting on antiflash gear!!

I have flown the Grand Union Flag from 1970 when I first saw it in the Chapel at Valley Forge. The number of "Yanks" who do not know the flag history of the US (including an old friend who is an O-6!!) is very surprizing. That flag led to a very entertaining moment when I flew it outside my house on 04JUL1976 and was "severely chastized" by a neighbor who asked me in a very strident voice, "how dare I fly an UK flag on the 200th anniversary of the USA?" I was about to point out in words of one syllable that she did not know her flag history when her 9 year old daughter came running down the side walk (we lived in a town house development at the time close to Valley Forge) yelling to her mother that it was the "First American Flag and flew over the Continental Congress in 1775". I therefore simply said, quite loudly for the benefit of the assembled populace, that maybe she should listen to her daughter before making a fool of herself!! Needless to say, she was not a happy camper at all, and I got the evil eye every time I saw her whilst walking my Afghan hound around the neighborhood for the next couple of years. Dave_n