Commodore Hazard Perry News Today

HAMILTON — Dressed as a colonial soldier Tom Frederick, commander of the Franklin R. Fee Post 467, in Hamilton delivered a brief history of flags before Saturday’s Fourth of July parade. The history included the 48 star American flag and one that read “Dont Give Up The Ship” (originally with no apostrophe). Those words were first flown over naval Commodore Hazard Perry’s USS Lawrence in 1813 during a battle against the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Those ...