As this month’s issue of Textile Services arrives at your offices, we’re in the month of August. In my home state of Oklahoma, the temperature is usually well into the 100s, and it’s truly the “Dog Days of Summer.”
 
Although many people take vacations in the summer, most don’t think of August as the holiday season. But there is one holiday date of importance that many people don’t know about—Aug. 4. When people think of major U.S. holidays, that day doesn’t usually come to mind, but it’s an important day. Aug. 4 is National Coast Guard ...