Flag project

[Drac]

I've covered this at least partially but not sure if I've covered it completely about the banner for the Alligator on my posts.

As most know I'm in the Navy reserves after serving six years during the late 80's early 90's. While my ship was over in the Red Sea I was given a flag that flew over my ship during Desert Storm.

I have been making a project of this flag (that was going to be in my retirement case, more on that later) of having it flown over historical ships, sites, and monuments around the country. Considered other countries but flying an US flag might chap a few people. I have been researching it for over five years and have compiled a list of over one hundred sites that I have been able to contact and get permission to fly the flag at.

The flag had flown over 30 of the sites until it was lost by a Navy ship in DC. I have been given another flag courtesy of the USS Nimitz and will try to start over again. I will be able to have it flown at the other sites but I have always tried to schedule the flights during anniversaries, such as the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of the USS Nautilus and the 50th anniversary of Iowa Jima. There is no way to redo these.

Here a list of most of the sites I have collect:
SITE-COLONAL
JAMESTOWN

SITE-REVOLUTIONARY WAR
BUCKMAN TAVERN
BUNKER (BREEDS) HILL
CONCORD, MA
GUILFORD COURT
INDEPENDENCE HALL
MOORES CREEK
MOUNT VERNON ESTATE
OLD NORTH CHURCH
SARATOGA
VALLY FORGE
YORKTOWN BATTLE SITE
YORKTOWN NATIONAL CEMETERY

SITE-WAR OF 1812
STAR-SPANGLED BANNER HOUSE-MARY PICKARDSBILL
FORT MCHENRY

SITE-AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD-ANTIETAM NATIONAL CEMETARY
APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE
GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
MANASSAS (BULL RUN)

SITE-WAR OF TEXAS INDEPENDENCE
ALAMO
SAN JACENTA BATTLE SITE

SITE-WORLD WAR II
ARIZONA MEMORIAL MUSEUM
IWO JIMA NATIONAL MEMORIAL
NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
NATIONAL D-DAYMUSEUM NEW ORLEANS

SITE-MILITARY BASES/ CEMETARIES
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION PEARL HARBOR HONOLULU
KANSAS CITY NAVAL RESERVE CENTER
NAR FT WORTH
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
SITE-MODERN MISC
PENTAGON
US CAPITOL
US NAVAL MEMORIAL

SHIP
SS AMERICAN VICTORY
SS JOHN W. BROWN
USAT LT-5
USCGC EAGLE WIX-327
USCGC TANEY WHEC-37
USS ALABAMA BB-60
USS ARIZONA (MEMORIAL)
USS BARRY DD-933
USS BATFISH SS-310
USS BOWFIN SS-287
USS BRIG NIAGARA
USS CAIRO
USS CASSIN YOUNG DD-793
USS CAVALLA SS-244
USS STEWART DE-238
USS CHIEF MCM-14
USS COBIA SS-245
USS COD SS-224
USS CONSTELLATION
USS CONSTITUTION
USS EISENHOWER CVN-69
USS HAZARD AM-240
USS MARLIN SST-2
USS INTREPID CV-11
USS KEY WEST SSN-722
USS LEXINGTON
USS LITTLE ROCK CLG-4
USS SULLIVANS DD-537
USS CROAKER SS-298
USS LSM-45
USS LST-325
USS MASSACHUSETTS BB-59
USS JOSEPH HENNEDY DD-850
USS LIONFISH SS-298
USS MIDWAY CV-41
USS MISSOURI BB-63
USS NAUTILUS SSN-571
USS NEW JERSEY BB-62
USS NIMITZ CVN-68
USS NORTH CAROLINA BB-55
USS OLYMPIA C-6
USS BECUNA SS-319
USS ORLECK DD-886
USS REQUIN SS-481
USS RONALD REAGAN CVN-76
USS SALEM CA-139
USS SILVERSIDES SS-236
USCGC MCLANE WMEC-146
USS SLATER DD-766
USS TEXAS BB-35
USS TORSK SS-423
USS TURNER JOY DD-951
USS UTAH BB-31/AG-16
USS WISCONSIN BB-64
USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL (DDG-81)
USS YORKTOWN CV-10
USS LAFFEY DD-724
USCC INGHAM WHEC-35
USS CLAMAGORE SS-343
WAWONA

If anyone knows of any more I am always looking to add to the list (that's how I found out about the Alligator). I belong to a couple of historic ships groups to try and track them but no one covers everything.

Thanks to listening to the long winded explanation,
Jim