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Hi. Tomorrow morning at sunrise in the heart of Chester County, Pennsylvania we will once again be flying America One the US Flag Balloon in honor of this great country, our ALL volunteer Armed Forces and of course to thumb our noses at the terrorists that would have all Americans dead. We welcome you to join us as crew for what is turning into an event of sorts with several other hot air balloons joining us in flight. For more information please visit our web site- The US Flag Balloon- America One

Wow. Our balloon made the front page of the Washington Times!

Come join us at the 1st Annual See Our Children Soar Balloon Festival in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The US Flag Balloon- America One, and The Space Shuttle Balloon- Patriot will be flying with 33 other balloons this weekend at the Ludwig's Corner See Our Children Soar Balloon Festival. For more information and photos from this mornings' festivities please check out the photos at www.seeourchildrensoar.org You can also get flight times and a map to the field if you so desire to visit us this weekend. Or our normal web site at and click on the link to today's photos. From...

The US Flag Balloon, America One will be in El Paso, Texas for Memorial Day. Please come out to the balloon festival and say, "Hello!" This will be our first official appearance this year and our first ever in the great state of Texas! For more information: America One web site Please come out just to say, "Hi" or if you are brave, you can help us with the balloon.

The Albuquerque International Ballon Fiesta was held October 4-12, 2003. The star attractions of the event, in my humble opinion, were the America One and Patriot special shape balloons, owned by freeperess Abner and her husband (and America One pilot) Victim of Circumstance. Bob J and I flew to Albuquerque on Wednesday to attend the festival. On Thursday morning we gleefully woke up at 3:30am (that is 2:30am Los Angeles time) to attend the mass assension of the special shape balloons. We drove to the field with abner, VOC, and their very dedicated crew (including FR's own Taxman, Crew Chief...

We will be flying America One- the US Flag Balloon tomorrow afternoon in celebration of America and in remembrance of those lost in the cowardly, evil acts of September 11th, 2001. If you would like to join us, please meet at our office in Chester Springs, Pa between 3:15 & 3:30 PM to come help or just to spectate. Depending on the direction of the winds we will be taking off from the office, or if the winds are in a better direction elsewhere we may move to another location. If the weather looks iffy, please check our web site...

We had some beautiful weather this weekend here in Northwest Connecticut and had the chance to see fellow freepers in action with the US Flag Balloon... Quite a site! I have put together some images from the fair, and made a desktop of the US Flag Balloon in flight... Perfect for making your desktop ready for the upcoming fourth of July Weekend! Click to see more pictures, or grab a desktop image.To find out more about the balloon visit www.usflagballoon.com

Last year we unveiled America One, the US Flag Balloon to great fanfare and a wonderful reception where ever we traveled. In September 2002 we decided that since America One had been such a great success, why not a space shuttle? So, in November with plans in hand we ordered 'Patriot'. This year we will be bringing both America One & Patriot all over the country and handing out pocket Constitutions. Check our event schedule often to see if we will be in your area. A Patriot preview! For more photos of the test flight of 'Patriot', you can go...

The US Flag Balloon will be attending the 29th Annual National Balloon Rally in Statesville, NC this weekend. Flights are as follows(all weather permitting): Friday AM- Sunrise media flight Friday PM- About 6:00PM Saturday PM- About 6:00PMIf you live in the Statesville area, come on out and help crew or just watch the balloons! We will be handing out pocket Constitutions and flying the flag. For information on the event this weekend, please check out the 29th Annual National Balloon Rally siteFor information about the US Flag Balloon, go to our website at www.usflagballoon.comThis weekend our crew chief will be...

Many Americans are displaying flags to demonstrate their patriotism, but Pennsylvania couple Barry and Teri DiLibero are taking this show of pride one step further—with a large hot-air balloon shaped like the U.S. flag. The United States Flag Balloon, first launched May 22, is booked for 10 appearances at balloon rallies and festivals throughout the Northeast this summer. The 124,000-cubic-foot balloon is an impressive sight. It is made of specially constructed rip-stop nylon and is 78 feet long, 53 feet tall, 29 feet deep, weighing 530 pounds. "It flies much better than we expected. We expected it to fly like...

Taking to the skies with a patriotic message By Fran Odynie, Tri County Editor June 10, 2002 LUDWIGS CORNER- Barry and his wife Teri DiLibero share a passion for ballooning that is only surpassed by their passion for the Constitution of the United States. "I want kids growing up knowing about the Constitution and why they can do whatever they want," says Teri with patriotic enthusiasm. "We're finding people know very little about how our country works," says Barry in a more subdued and concerned tone. "Most people don't know the Constitution." So they decided that a solution to the...

This morning Barry(Victim of Circumstance) and I were on the Carl Abrams and Adeline Stevens Show- The AM Chronicles. It is a cable radio show. He had us on to talk about the US Flag Balloon and the pocket Constitution project. If you have some time, it will be repeated at 3:00PM and 6:00PM this afternoon. To listen, click on the link and then click the button to listen to the program. You can also try this link. CRNI.net