Zelenskyy Approves Emblem and Flag for Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service

DECEMBER 9, 2024 — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree today introducing an official emblem and flag for Ukraine‘s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU), Militarnyi reports. According to the decree, the SZRU’s emblem features a graphite-gray cross with a blue medallion in its center, displaying the Sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great….

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WWII Handcrafted Flag Flown in Strasbourg to Mark Liberation’s 80th Anniversary

NOVEMBER 23, 2024 — Today, a historic hand-sewn flag was raised on the spire of Strasbourg Cathedral during events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the city’s liberation in 1944, Le Monde reports. This symbolic act recreated the daring ascent of Maurice Lebrun, a soldier in the 1st Moroccan Spahi Marching Regiment (1er R.M.S.M.), who scaled…

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Signed Flags, Drone Fragments Become Collectible Items in Ukraine

NOVEMBER 12, 2024 — In Ukraine, the collection of military artifacts from the ongoing conflict with Russia has become a rapidly growing hobby, with some items fetching their “weight in gold,” RBC-Ukraine reports. Military memorabilia from the Russian-Ukrainian war, including signed flags, personal equipment, and even fragments of drones, have surged in value as collectors…

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New Flag to Honor WWII’s 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division

NOVEMBER 6, 2024 — Arcey will commemorate the 80th anniversary of its liberation on November 15, 1944, with the unveiling of a new flag honoring the now-dissolved 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division (2e Division marocaine d’infanterie), L’Est Républicain reports. The flag, based on the division’s historic insignia, was designed this year under the guidance of Arcey’s…

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USS John Basilone Flies New Battle Flag Honoring Marine Namesake

NOVEMBER 5, 2024 — The soon-to-be-commissioned USS John Basilone, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, is flying a newly-designed battle flag that pays tribute to its decorated Marine namesake, Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, Military.com reports. The destroyer is named in honor of Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, the only enlisted Marine to receive both the…

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