Flag Project

Georgia State Flag Project

Gov. Perdue Kicks Off Flag Project

On January 14, 2008, Governor Sonny Perdue and the USS GEORGIA Return to Service Committee announced the USS Georgia Flag Project, an effort to take a Georgia state flag across the entire state and into all 159 Georgia Counties for recognition by local officials and the signing of a log book. The flag and log book traveled the state, visiting every one of Georgia's Counties so that all Georgians could participate in welcoming the USS Georgia home.

On March 27, 2008, the flag and log book, along with countless proclamations and other official documents, were presented to the Captain and crew of the USS GEORGIA during the final flag ceremony held in Camden Count, home of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, the proud new home base of the USS GEORGIA. The flag will be displayed onboard the ship as a testament to the support of her namesake State for the crew of the USS GEORGIA now and into the future.

The Flag Project was headed by Navy League member and RTS Committee Flag Project Coordinator Capt Don Giles, USN (Ret.) who worked with the 16 Georgia Regional Development Centers in planning and carrying out this unprecedented project. This is the first time such a project has ever been attempted anywhere in the U.S. Click on the thumbnails below for a larger image of the photos taken during the county ceremonies.

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Appling County	Atkinson County
Bacon County	Baker County
Baldwin County	Banks County
Barrow County	Bartow County
Ben Hill County	Berrien County
Bibb County	Bleckley County
Brantley County	Brooks County
Bryan County	Bulloch County
Burke County	Butts County
Calhoun County	Camden County
Candler County	Carroll County
Catoosa County	Charlton County
Chatham County	Chattahoochee County
Chattooga County	Cherokee County
Clarke County	Clay County
Clayton County	Clinch County
Cobb County	Coffee County
Colquitt County	Columbia Country
Cook County	Coweta County
Crawford County	Crisp County
Dade County	Dawson County
Decatur County	DeKalb County
Dodge County	Dooly County
Dougherty County	Douglas County
Early County	Echols County
Effingham County	Elbert County
Emanuel County	Evans County
Fannin County	Fayette County
Floyd County	Forsyth County
Franklin County	Fulton County
Gilmer County	Glascock County
Glynn County	Gordon County
Grady County	Greene County
Gwinnett County	Habersham County
Hall County	Hancock County
Haralson County	Harris County
Hart County	Heard County
Henry County	Houston County
Irwin County	Jackson County
Jasper County	Jeff Davis County
Jefferson County	Jenkins County
Johnson County	Jones County
Lamar County	Lanier County
Laurens County	Lee County
Liberty County	Lincoln County
Long County	Lowndes County
Lumpkin County	Macon County
Madison County	Marion County
McDuffie County	McIntosh County
Meriwether County	Miller County
Mitchell County	Monroe County
Montgomery County	Morgan County
Murray County	Muscogee County
Newton County	Navy Supply School & Navy Support Activities, Athens
Oconee County	Oglethorpe County
Paulding County	Peach County
Pickens County	Pierce County
Pike County	Polk County
Pulaski County	Putnam County
Quitman County	Rabun County
Randolph County	Richmond County
Rockdale County	Schley County
Screven County	Seminole County
Spalding County	Stephens County
Stewart County	Sumter County
Talbot County	Taliaferro County
Tattnall County	Taylor County
Telfair County	Terrell County
Thomas County	Tift County
Toombs County	Towns County
Treutlen County	Troup County
Turner County	Twiggs County
Union County	Upson County
Walker County	Walton County
Ware County	Warren County
Washington County	Wayne County
Webster County	Wheeler County
White County	Whitfield County
Wilcox County	Wilkes County
Wilkinson County	Worth County