Gallery: STARS & STRIPES

Garrison flag flies over sally port at Ft McHenry as schoolkids enter one morning; (h) Baltimore Maryland

Couple's shadows fall upon bastion wall as 1814-style flag flies over Ft McHenry @ sunset; Baltmr Maryland

Woman pushes girlfriend in wheelchair as ranger walks beside them by Ft McHenry bastion; Baltimore Maryland

Visitors explore powder magazine where munitions were stored inside Fort McHenry; Baltimore. Maryland

Brick facade of the powder magazine glows in dawn's early light inside Fort McHenry; Baltimore. Maryland

Aglow at sunrise, doors to powder magazine frame barracks inside Fort McHenry; (h) Baltimore. Maryland

Eighth-graders hold famous 30'x 42' garrison flag @ parade ground in Fort McHenry; (h) Baltimore. Maryland

African-American girl & her eighth-grade class hold 30-foot by 42-foot garrison flag to raise up at Fort McHenry; Baltimore. Maryland

Cub scouts hold 30'x 42' garrison flag over parade ground after lowering @ Ft McHenry; Baltimore Maryland

Ranger tugs rope as group of seniors readies to raise 30'x 42' garrison flag; Ft McHenry/Baltmr Maryland

Sixth graders and ranger raise 30-foot by 42-foot garrison flag up pole inside Ft McHenry; (h) Baltimore Maryland

Cub scouts hold 30'x 42' garrison flag on parade ground after lowering @ Ft McHenry; Baltimore Maryland

Eighth-gradrs unfurl famed 30'x 42' garrison flag in Fort McHenry for morning raising; Baltimore. Maryland

Nylon replica of 30'x 42' garrison flag that flew in famous 1814 battle ripples in wind;Baltimore Maryland

Visitors read plaque about Civil War cannons aimed over Patapsco River; Fort McHenry, Baltimore. Maryland

Pile of cannonballs rests near Civil War cannon on outer battery at Fort McHenry; Baltimore. Maryland

Silhouetted visitors stand by Civil War cannon atop outer battery at Fort McHenry; Baltimore. Maryland

Barrels of two Civil War cannons loom against purplish sky at sunset; Fort McHenry, Baltimore. Maryland

Civil War cannon aims at clipper ship sailing up Patapsco River @ sunset; Ft McHenry, Baltimore. Maryland

Backs of two cannons show graceful lines as sun sets over Fort McHenry; Baltimore. Maryland