Essays on American Flag

State of Texas vs. Johnson (1989) Justice Viveiros delivers the opinion of the court: Gregory Lee Johnson has been convicted of desecrating a flag in violation of Texas law; a conviction which questions ones guaranteed First Amendment, constitutional rights. Johnson’s involvement in a political demonstration…

Iwo Jima is an unlikely jewel. Just a miserable plot of volcanic ash, it is one of a series of small islands about 650 miles south of Tokyo. But a prize jewel nonetheless, for its capture promises further security in the Pacific and a strategically…

Burning the American Flag is a slap in the face Thousands of men and women have died for the idea that the United States of America flag stands for. The burning of the flag is only done to anger and sadden on lookers. This one…