{"id":8579,"date":"2026-06-25T13:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/?page_id=8579"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:36:10","slug":"veteran-flag-project-details","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/veteran-flag-project-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Flag Project &#8211; Details"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-area is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f01cefa4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:2rem;padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;padding-left:2rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-98120b92 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6dd2f740ead925c2a71fbf6593047422\" style=\"color:#0897a8;font-size:1.5rem\"><strong>Honoring Those Who Serve<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A project of the Shelby County Historical Society<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f2a5e3176c0934c8fc8bf79a6d2fd3c8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0897a8;font-size:1.25rem\"><strong>COST PER FLAG &#8211; $50<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honor and forever remember your special Veteran (currently serving or having served) by purchasing a flag for $50. Cost covers price to print and shipping charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/flag-project-final-26-Dawson-686x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/flag-project-final-26-Dawson-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/flag-project-final-26-Dawson-335x500.jpg 335w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/flag-project-final-26-Dawson-134x200.jpg 134w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/flag-project-final-26-Dawson-300x448.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/flag-project-final-26-Dawson-600x896.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/flag-project-final-26-Dawson.jpg 1674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dc96471e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:2rem;padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;padding-left:2rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d32e1252870d91f1a19266ee8fa0ba5e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0897a8;font-size:1.25rem\"><strong>Help us honor our Veterans for giving us 250 years of freedom and many more years to come!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More information about your beloved Veteran can be added to a QR code placed on the flag. The QR code will direct you to a landing page on the Shelby County Historical Society website where you will be able to view all Veterans and their information. The collected information will be complied into a database for future Veteran projects by SCHS. An additional form will need to be filled out. This can be accessed digitally on our website or by emailing the Executive Director.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Take it to the next level<\/strong> &#8211; Another $25 donation will get you a membership in the Shelby County Historical Society with special benefits, including our quarterly newsletter, The Gazette, special invites to Members-Only events, advance notice of publications, projects, events and programs. <strong>$75 for flag &amp; a 1-year paid membership<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flags will be placed throughout the county at sites to be determined and at specific times of the year. SCHS will assume all responsibility of storing flags when not displayed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dc96471e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:2rem;padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;padding-left:2rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8b170f2b1714b7ca01524dfb13a8926f\" style=\"color:#0897a8;font-size:1.25rem\"><strong>What we need from you:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>VETERAN NAME &amp; RANK<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BRANCH OF SERVICE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PHOTO:<\/strong> Please provide the best quality photo possible. Service photos are preferred if you have one \u2013 the better quality\/size, the clearer the image on the flag (enlarging a photo can sometimes make them appear blurry). These can be scanned and emailed to our office at director@shelbykyhistory.org, or dropped off at our office for us to scan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PAYMENT:<\/strong> Please make all checks payable to the Shelby County Historical Society and mail to P.O. Box 444, Shelbyville, KY 40066 along with the above info on your Veteran. We also accept cash or Paypal on our website: www.shelbykyhistory.org.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more info contact the SCHS at (502) 513-5555 or director@shelbykyhistory.org Wed. \u2013 Friday, 10 am \u2013 4 pm, Saturday 10 am \u2013 2 pm. If office is closed, please call or text (502) 487-0379.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group block-image-row is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-271acff0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:2rem;padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;padding-left:2rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HenryWWI-633x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8540\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HenryWWI-633x1024.jpg 633w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HenryWWI-309x500.jpg 309w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HenryWWI-124x200.jpg 124w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HenryWWI-300x485.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HenryWWI-600x971.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HenryWWI.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Henry Rothchild<br>Second Lieutenant<br>U.S. Army\u2019s Chemical Corp<br>1917 \u2013 1919<br>World War I<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Colonel-Charles-Young.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8537\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Colonel-Charles-Young.jpg 473w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Colonel-Charles-Young-328x500.jpg 328w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Colonel-Charles-Young-131x200.jpg 131w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Colonel-Charles-Young-300x457.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brigadier General Charles Young<br>United States Army<br>1889 &#8211; 1922<br>Highest ranking black U.S. Army<br>Officer in World War I<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Margaret-Hornback-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8541\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Margaret-Hornback-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Margaret-Hornback-353x500.jpg 353w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Margaret-Hornback-141x200.jpg 141w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Margaret-Hornback-300x425.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Margaret-Hornback-600x849.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Margaret Hornback<br>First-lieutenant general-duty nurse<br>European Theater<br>Captain at time of discharge<br>World War II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honoring Those Who Serve A project of the Shelby County Historical Society COST PER FLAG &#8211; $50 Honor and forever remember your special Veteran (currently serving or having served) by purchasing a flag for $50. Cost covers price to print and shipping charges. Help us honor our Veterans for giving us 250 years of freedom <a href=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/veteran-flag-project-details\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Veteran Flag Project &#8211; Details<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-8579","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8579"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8644,"href":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8579\/revisions\/8644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=8579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}