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A collection of FlagandBanner.com, Up In Your Business with Kerry McCoy, Dreamland Ballroom and flag related new stories that all happened in 2025.

 


Flags in the News
Why supporters of South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol are flying US flags
-Raphael Rashid (The Guardian > Seoul)

 

Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gather as members of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials and police officials wait to enter the presidential residence in Seoul (Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA)

As investigators attempted to arrest president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday morning, his supporters gathered outside the presidential residence waving two national flags: the South Korean Taegukgi alongside the American Stars and Stripes.

To outsiders, the unexpected combination may seem baffling. But to Yoon’s supporters, America represents more than an ally: it’s a perceived ideal. The symbolism of the US flag is a declaration of a broader cultural and spiritual order they believe is under threat. (Read More)

Posted January 3, 2025

Flags in the News
Greek Cadets Arrested After Displaying Greek Flags Outside Hagia Sophia
-Filio Kontrafouri (Greek Reporter > Diplomacy)

 

Hagia Sophia (wikimedia commons / Arild Vagen)

Six cadets of the Hellenic Air Force Academy were arrested by Turkish authorities near the Hagia Sophia monument in Istanbul, after displaying the Greek flag.

The incident took place on Saturday, December 21 and involved six students (three Greek nationals and three Cypriot nationals) who had traveled to Istanbul for the Christmas holidays, reportedly without permission from their unit as required for all Greek military personnel when traveling abroad (especially to Turkiye). (Read More)

Posted December 24, 2024

Flags in the News
Hundreds of flags on MoPac catch the curiosity of Austin drivers. Here's what they're for
-John Diaz (KVU-TV Austin > MSN)

 

If you've been driving down MoPac in North Austin, you've probably seen hundreds of tiny flags along the hillside heading southbound near Braker Lane.

So what are they?

Some wondered on Reddit if the flags could be an art installation, but that wasn't it. The crew onsite couldn't give KVUE a lot of answers, but the Texas Department of Transportation gave us the scoop.

While the retaining walls were built a while back, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is now planting more than 35,000 plants and seeding 1.4 acres of wildflowers.

The landscaping consists of native plants well-suited for the Austin area, such as the Mexican buckeye, desert willow and Texas red oak. The different flag colors represent different plants. (Read More)

Posted December 24, 2024

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