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Flags of Valor - Remember Grit and Resilience

American Resilience: Why Remembering Pearl Harbor Matters

— Team FOV
Tagged: Historical Made in America Pearl Harbor
What is Pearl Harbor Day? At 7:55 a.m. on December 7, 1941, a wave of almost 200 Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. A second wave...
Flags of Valor in the White House

Flags of Valor in the White House

— Brian Steorts
Tagged: American Small Business Made in America
Team Flags of Valor was privileged to be featured in the White House "Spirit of America Showcase", honoring companies that embody American values, made in the USA, and American jobs. We...
Representing Small Business to the US Senate

Representing Small Business to the US Senate

— Brian Steorts
Tagged: American Small Business Made in America
We were recently privileged to represent American small business and the US Chamber of Commerce to the US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. This was a first for...
On This Veterans Day

On This Veterans Day

— Vienna Jacobson
Tagged: Giving Back Grateful Made in America Serving those who serve The Reason Why We Give Back Veteran Veteran Owned & Operated Veteran's Day Video
The veteran experience and culture are foundational to our mission.  Before veterans were the lifeblood of our team, they were the lifeblood of our nation’s defense.  A tradition of service and sacrifice that extends unbroken to the very founding of our great country.  We are grateful!
Flag Build with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Flag Build with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

— Brian Steorts
Tagged: Community DeWalt Made in America Veteran Veteran Owned & Operated

On October 1st, members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Council came out to our showroom in Ashburn, VA to participate in a flag build. About 40 people poured into our creative space and workshop and took turns crafting their own handmade flags. Some brought their flags home, while others decided to send them as gifts to businesses or members of the military.

Continuing Our Mission: FOV and the Department of Veterans Affairs

Continuing Our Mission: FOV and the Department of Veterans Affairs

— Team FOV
Tagged: Made in America Veteran Jobs
Exciting times as we've expanded operations into our nation's Shenandoah Valley! We've partnered with the West Virginia VA Medical Center in Martinsburg and are thrilled to be offering new opportunities...
Brian Steorts on FOX News sharing Flags of Valor story about hiring Veterans and creating exceptional Wooden American Flags and

Flags of Valor Featured on Fox News

— Brian Steorts
Tagged: Community Made in America President Trump Veteran Owned & Operated
  Watch Flags of Valor featured on Fox News as our founder, Brian Steorts, talks about our wooden flags made by veterans, and his meeting with President Trump. Brian will...
American Wood - Flags of Valor - Made in American still matters - Hiring Veterans does too

The Wood We Use: It’s ‘American Made’

— Brian Steorts
Tagged: Grateful Made in America Wooden American Flags
It’s December and Christmas tree lots are springing up all over town. For many of us, gathering everyone to go and choose a Christmas tree is a family tradition.  It’s...
Flags of Valor and DEWALT tools - Made in America Matters

Why we use DEWALT tools? Because they called back...

— Brian Steorts
Tagged: DeWalt Expansion Made in America Veteran Owned & Operated
 Why do we use DEWALT tools? Shortly after launching Flags of Valor, I recall standing in our first (empty) workshop and realizing how much we needed to transform an idea...
Growing team of veterans hired at Flags of Valor at second location for American Made wood flags

New Team Members and Opening 2nd Location!

— Brian Steorts
Tagged: 2nd Location Expansion Made in America Video

Thanks to your support, six new combat veterans have recently joined our team.  Thanks to your support, we've expanded our workshop into a second location.  Thanks to your support, we continue to expand our business in order to respond to the overwhelming demand for our handmade work.  None of this is possible without your support.

We are grateful and humble...every day.  

Thank you

Purple Heart Day

Purple Heart Day

— Brian Steorts
Tagged: Grateful Historical Made in America Purple Heart Day
Purple Heart Day 2017 What is Purple Heart day? On August 7th, 1782 the Badge of Military Merit was established by the authority of General George Washington. By the first...
Flags of Valor - Happy Birthday USA

CELEBRATE America - Independence Day 2017

— Brian Steorts
Tagged: Community Independence Day Made in America
Independence Day – 2017 Over the generations Americans from all walks of life and ages have wrestled to hold fast to the gift of freedom embraced on July 4, 1776.  The...