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“Corpsmen” were required to stand at attention, to address their superiors as “Sir,” and to attend morning and evening flag-raising ceremonies.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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South Sudan celebrated its independence day Saturday with a flag-raising and a swearing-in ceremony for the new president in the capital Juba.
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We'll bring you pictures and videos from the jewel in Cardiff Bay from the the official flag-raising ceremony at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre.'
Cardiff today – Norwegian Day, Scotland and Cardiff City play-off 2011
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Another man would inhale and exhale with circular arm motions as if he was exercising to the national anthem at the flag-raising ceremony.
Home/Skateboard/Smoke Nicolette Wong 2011
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This week's side-by-side comparison of the online reputations of two contending candidates, Christine O'Donnell and Chris Coons, offers its fair share of flag-raising results.
Michael Fertik: Witches, Marxism and Mental Anguish -- That's a Spicy Senatorial Search Result! Michael Fertik 2010
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South Sudan celebrated its independence day Saturday with a flag-raising and a swearing-in ceremony for the new president in the capital Juba.
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/Akron Beacon Journal/Associated Press FLAG FIGHT: Vietnam veteran Fred Quigley, center, saluted in front of his house as he stood with supporters during a flag-raising ceremony in Macedonia, Ohio, on Wednesday.
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Somalia marked 51 years of independence late Thursday with a midnight flag-raising ceremony at the presidential palace in Mogadishu.
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The memorial depicting one of the most iconic images of World War II — the flag-raising by five Marines and a sailor on Mount Suribachi in 1945 on the island of Iwo Jima — is showing its age.
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Somalia marked 51 years of independence late Thursday with a midnight flag-raising ceremony at the presidential palace in Mogadishu.
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