- Flag Protocol
How, where, and when to display our Flag
- "Old Glory"
Where did that name for our Flag come from?.
- Evolution of our
Flag
No one knows with absolute certainty who designed the first stars and
stripes or who made it.
Betsy Ross??
Congressman
Francis Hopkinson??
Read on!
- Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key was a witness to the last enemy fire to fall on
Fort McHenry. Fort McHenry holds the unique designation of national
monument and historic shrine.
- Our National
Anthem
Read the lyrics and listen to the music of our National Anthem.
More songs of America
- The
Pledge of Allegiance
The history of our wonderful pledge
A short history
The Story
Signing the
Pledge
- Flag Day (the
history of)
The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America's birthday,
but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is
believed to have first originated in 1885
Presidential
Proclamation
- U S Code Title 36 Chapter 10
(Flag Code)
The United States Code is the official, subject matter order,
compilation of the Federal laws of a general and permanent nature that
are currently in force.
- Proportions,
Colors, & Gold Fringe
"The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the
flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and
innocence, Red, hardiness & valor, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the
broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance &
justice."
- How to Fold our Flag
As an Army and Navy custom, the flag is lowered daily at the last note
of retreat. Special care should be taken that no part of the flag
touches the ground. The Flag is then carefully folded into the shape of
a tri-cornered hat, emblematic of the hats worn by colonial soldiers
during the war for Independence. In the folding, the red and white
stripes are finally wrapped into the blue, as the light of day vanishes
into the darkness of night.
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