The guided-missile destroyer McFaul displays the Buddhist religious service pennant for the first time. (MC3 Kerri Kline/Navy) A Buddhist pennant appeared on a Navy ship earlier this week for the ...

TOKYO — A Japanese flag, brought to America by a U.S. Navy sailor from the Battle of Okinawa, has been returned to the family of the soldier who carried it into battle more than three quarters of a ...

As any regular reader of Task & Purpose knows, we have a soft spot for Navy battle flags, whether they’re steeped in history like the USS Paul Hamilton’s ‘Moultrie Flag’ or just belligerently awesome ...

EAST BREMERTON — At daybreak Tuesday, Stephen Czarnecki rolled his walker down the hallway of his retirement home and gazed out at the parking lot flagpole. After a sleepless night, the hoisting of ...