Its bright flag rises to the top of each wave as the raft is lost in the trough.
As the flag rose into the air, one speaker called it "a symbol that New York City will never forget its veterans."
So a white flag rose on the keep, and minutes later the ladies in the gate tower let the drawbridge rumble down.
The Barracks' flag rose to the masthead, and Bettles' wife washed herself and put on clean raiment.
In the company of what was sure to be an Italian love-in, the flag of Luxembourg would rise before a pedestal that was empty.
In his advertising, he has surrounded himself with symbols of American virtue: flag, family and a bootstraps rise from humble roots.
Aymez watched carefully, making certain of that, then gave a final order, and the flags rose swiftly.
The unit's flag fell five times and rose again each time.
As the flag of the new nation rose in Honiara's sole sports stadium it failed to unfurl smoothly.
As the flags of the medal winners rose high above the ice during the victory ceremony, one was conspicuously missing: the American flag.