To combat this, Kettner has gone out to the cemetery with his own flags. "What I'd like to see is that these four are officially recognized by having War of 1812 flag holders purchased and ...

Commemoration ceremonies will follow the annual Flag Day parade at noon Sunday at the War of 1812 Cemetery in Cheektowaga. The town’s Flag Day celebration will begin at 6:45 p.m.

Uncle Sam, the personification of the United States, was "born" on Sept. 7, 1813, and inspired by New York businessman Samuel Wilson, who provided rations to troops in the War of 1812.

There are about 798,000 War of 1812 commemorative plates in circulation. The plates were standard-issue from 2010 until September 2016, when the current plates featuring the Maryland flag were ...