From History to Homefront: Flying the Flag for Heritage and Honor
A flagpole looks simple from a distance, a straight line meeting the sky. Up close, it tells a story. The base shows the grit of the ground where it stands. The halyard wears the memory of a hundred ties and unties. The finial gathers sun and frost like a weathered coin. And the cloth itself, whether crisp or soft from years of hand washing, is a moving illustration of a place and its people. I have spent the better part of twenty years installing flagpoles on farms, cot