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THE FLAGTHE FLAGOFOF

THE UNITED STATESTHE UNITED STATES

OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

HISTORY OF THE U.S. FLAGHISTORY OF THE U.S. FLAG– DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT– MEANINGS OF COLORS, SYMBOLSMEANINGS OF COLORS, SYMBOLS– MAKEUP OF CURRENT U.S. FLAGMAKEUP OF CURRENT U.S. FLAG

DISPLAY/HANDLING OF THE U.S. FLAGDISPLAY/HANDLING OF THE U.S. FLAG– WHEN TO DISPLAY WHEN TO DISPLAY – HOW TO DISPLAYHOW TO DISPLAY– PROPER CARE/HANDLING (RESPECT) PROPER CARE/HANDLING (RESPECT)

GRAND UNION FLAGGRAND UNION FLAG

DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLAGDEVELOPMENT OF THE FLAG

GRAND UNION FLAG - 1775GRAND UNION FLAG - 1775– 13 STRIPES (FOR 13 ORIGINAL COLONIES)13 STRIPES (FOR 13 ORIGINAL COLONIES)– CROSS IN UPPER LEFT CORNERCROSS IN UPPER LEFT CORNER– UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL FLAG UNTIL 1777UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL FLAG UNTIL 1777– CAMBRIDGE FLAG OR CONGRESS COLORSCAMBRIDGE FLAG OR CONGRESS COLORS– PRESENT AT MOST BATTLES PRIOR TO 1777PRESENT AT MOST BATTLES PRIOR TO 1777


ON JUNE 14, 1777, 2ND CONTINENTAL ON JUNE 14, 1777, 2ND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AUTHORIZED A NEW FLAGCONGRESS AUTHORIZED A NEW FLAG– 13 STRIPES, ALTERNATE RED AND WHITE13 STRIPES, ALTERNATE RED AND WHITE– 13 STARS ON A BLUE BACKGROUND13 STARS ON A BLUE BACKGROUND

BETSY ROSS FLAGBETSY ROSS FLAG

Designers and PatriotsDesigners and Patriots

SEVERAL FLAGMAKERSSEVERAL FLAGMAKERS– BETSY ROSS BEST KNOWNBETSY ROSS BEST KNOWN– HER DESIGN MOST RECOGNIZEDHER DESIGN MOST RECOGNIZED

13 STARS IN A CIRCLE ON THE BLUE 13 STARS IN A CIRCLE ON THE BLUE BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

REBECCA YOUNG AND CORNELIA REBECCA YOUNG AND CORNELIA BRIDGESBRIDGES


IN 1794, CONGRESS PASSED A NEW FLAG IN 1794, CONGRESS PASSED A NEW FLAG LAWLAW– TWO (2) NEW STATES (KENTUCKY AND VERMONT)TWO (2) NEW STATES (KENTUCKY AND VERMONT)– 15 STRIPES, 15 STARS15 STRIPES, 15 STARS– INSPIRED FRANCIS SCOTT KEY TO WRITE THE INSPIRED FRANCIS SCOTT KEY TO WRITE THE

STAR SPANGLED BANNER ON A BRITISH SHIP STAR SPANGLED BANNER ON A BRITISH SHIP NEAR FT MCHENRYNEAR FT MCHENRY

STAR SPANGLED BANNER STAR SPANGLED BANNER FLAGFLAG


IN 1818, PRES. MONROE PASSED A IN 1818, PRES. MONROE PASSED A NEW FLAG LAWNEW FLAG LAW– 13 STRIPES, ALTERNATE RED, WHITE13 STRIPES, ALTERNATE RED, WHITE– WHITE STARS ON A BLUE BACKGROUND WHITE STARS ON A BLUE BACKGROUND

FOR THE STATESFOR THE STATES ADD A STAR TO THE FLAG AS NEW STATES ADD A STAR TO THE FLAG AS NEW STATES

WERE ADDED TO THE UNIONWERE ADDED TO THE UNION

MINOR REVISIONS TO BACKGROUND MINOR REVISIONS TO BACKGROUND DUE TO INCREASE IN STATESDUE TO INCREASE IN STATES

MEANING OF THE COLORS MEANING OF THE COLORS AND SYMBOLSAND SYMBOLS

STARS: NUMBER OF STATESSTARS: NUMBER OF STATES STRIPES: 13 ORIGINAL COLONIESSTRIPES: 13 ORIGINAL COLONIES RED: HARDNESS, VALORRED: HARDNESS, VALOR WHITE: PURITY, INNOCENCEWHITE: PURITY, INNOCENCE BLUE:VIGILANCE, JUSTICE, BLUE:VIGILANCE, JUSTICE,

PERSEVERANCE PERSEVERANCE

TODAY’S U.S. FLAGTODAY’S U.S. FLAG

13 ALTERNATING RED AND WHITE STRIPES13 ALTERNATING RED AND WHITE STRIPES– 7 RED, 6 WHITE7 RED, 6 WHITE

UNION:UNION:– BLUE FIELD EXTENDING TO THE 4TH RED STRIPEBLUE FIELD EXTENDING TO THE 4TH RED STRIPE– CONTAINS WHITE 5-POINTED STARSCONTAINS WHITE 5-POINTED STARS

50 WHITE STARS (50 STATES) WITH THE ADDITION 50 WHITE STARS (50 STATES) WITH THE ADDITION OF ALASKA AND HAWAIIOF ALASKA AND HAWAII

FIRST FLOWN AT FT MCHENRY JULY4, 1960FIRST FLOWN AT FT MCHENRY JULY4, 1960 FLAG OF LIBERATIONFLAG OF LIBERATION

TODAY’S FLAGTODAY’S FLAG

WHEN TO DISPLAYWHEN TO DISPLAY

NORMALLY, SUNRISE TO SUNSET ON BUILDINGS NORMALLY, SUNRISE TO SUNSET ON BUILDINGS AND FLAGPOLESAND FLAGPOLES

CAN BE DISPLAYED 24 HOURS FOR PATRIOTIC CAN BE DISPLAYED 24 HOURS FOR PATRIOTIC EFFECTEFFECT– REQUIRES AN ALL-WEATHER FLAGREQUIRES AN ALL-WEATHER FLAG– MUST BE ILLUMINATED IN HOURS OF DARKNESS (BY A LAW MUST BE ILLUMINATED IN HOURS OF DARKNESS (BY A LAW

ENACTED ON JULY 7, 1960ENACTED ON JULY 7, 1960

CAN BE DISPLAYED DURING BAD WEATHERCAN BE DISPLAYED DURING BAD WEATHER– REQUIRES AN ALL-WEATHER FLAGREQUIRES AN ALL-WEATHER FLAG

WHEN TO DISPLAYWHEN TO DISPLAY New Years DayNew Years Day Inauguration DayInauguration Day Martin Luther King DayMartin Luther King Day Lincoln’s BirthdayLincoln’s Birthday President’s DayPresident’s Day Easter SundayEaster Sunday Mother’s DayMother’s Day Armed Forces DayArmed Forces Day Memorial DayMemorial Day


Flag DayFlag Day Independence DayIndependence Day Labor dayLabor day Constitution DayConstitution Day Columbus DayColumbus Day Navy DayNavy Day Veteran’s DayVeteran’s Day Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day Christmas DayChristmas Day


DISPLAYED AS DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDENT DISPLAYED AS DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATESOF THE UNITED STATES

DISPLAYED DAILY NEAR PUBLIC BUILDINGSDISPLAYED DAILY NEAR PUBLIC BUILDINGS DISPLAYED AT VOTING BOOTHS ON DISPLAYED AT VOTING BOOTHS ON

ELECTION DAYSELECTION DAYS DISPLAYED DAILY IN OR NEAR DISPLAYED DAILY IN OR NEAR

SCHOOLHOUSESSCHOOLHOUSES

HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAGHOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG

IN A PROCESSION OR A PARADEIN A PROCESSION OR A PARADE– CARRIED ON THE MARCHING RIGHTCARRIED ON THE MARCHING RIGHT– CENTER FRONT OF A LINE OF FLAGSCENTER FRONT OF A LINE OF FLAGS

NEVERNEVER DRAPED OVER A CAR, TRAIN, BOAT DRAPED OVER A CAR, TRAIN, BOAT ON A CAR, FRONT RIGHT ON ON A CAR, FRONT RIGHT ON FENDER/CHASSISFENDER/CHASSIS

NO NO FLAG CARRIED HIGHER OR TO THE FLAG CARRIED HIGHER OR TO THE RIGHTRIGHT

EXCEPTION: CHURCH SERVICES AT SEA. CHURCH EXCEPTION: CHURCH SERVICES AT SEA. CHURCH PENNANT MAY BE FLOWNABOVE FLAG DURING PENNANT MAY BE FLOWNABOVE FLAG DURING SERVICESSERVICES


STATIONARY (OFFICES, CEREMONIES, STATIONARY (OFFICES, CEREMONIES, BUILDINGS) BUILDINGS) NONO FLAG FLOWN HIGHER EXCEPTION: FLAG FLOWN HIGHER EXCEPTION: UNITED NATIONS FLAG AT UN HQUNITED NATIONS FLAG AT UN HQ

DISPLAY FLAT OR HANGING FROM A STAFFDISPLAY FLAT OR HANGING FROM A STAFF CROSSED STAFFS: U.S.FLAG IN FRONT, CROSSED STAFFS: U.S.FLAG IN FRONT,

OBSERVERS LEFTOBSERVERS LEFT DISPLAY AT HIGHEST POINT IN A GROUP OF DISPLAY AT HIGHEST POINT IN A GROUP OF

FLAGS OF DIFFERENT STATES OR SOCIETIESFLAGS OF DIFFERENT STATES OR SOCIETIES


DISPLAY AT TOP WHEN SEVERAL FLAGS OF DISPLAY AT TOP WHEN SEVERAL FLAGS OF STATES/SOCIETIES ON THE SAME POLESTATES/SOCIETIES ON THE SAME POLE

DISPLAY AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF FLAGS IN A DISPLAY AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF FLAGS IN A LINELINE– RAISE THE U.S. FLAG FIRST, LOWER IT LASTRAISE THE U.S. FLAG FIRST, LOWER IT LAST

DISPLAY AT AN ANGLE OR HORIZONTAL DISPLAY AT AN ANGLE OR HORIZONTAL FROM THE SIDE OF A BUILDING/HOUSEFROM THE SIDE OF A BUILDING/HOUSE

WITH 2 OR MORE NATION FLAGS, USE WITH 2 OR MORE NATION FLAGS, USE DIFFERENT POLES, FLY AT SAME HEIGHTDIFFERENT POLES, FLY AT SAME HEIGHT


SUSPENDED OVER SIDEWALKSUSPENDED OVER SIDEWALK– FLAG HANGS DOWN, STARS UPPER LEFT (FLAG FLAG HANGS DOWN, STARS UPPER LEFT (FLAG

RIGHT, OBSERVOR LEFT)RIGHT, OBSERVOR LEFT)

DISPLAYED HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL A WALL DISPLAYED HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL A WALL OR IN A WINDOWOR IN A WINDOW– STARS ALWAYS IN UPPER LEFT (FLAG RIGHT , STARS ALWAYS IN UPPER LEFT (FLAG RIGHT ,

OBSERVOR LEFT)OBSERVOR LEFT)

SUSPENDED OVER A STREETSUSPENDED OVER A STREET– HANGING VERTICAL, E-W STREET - STARS FACE HANGING VERTICAL, E-W STREET - STARS FACE

NORTH; N-S STREET STARS FACE EASTNORTH; N-S STREET STARS FACE EAST


SPEAKER PLATFORMSPEAKER PLATFORM– HANG BEHIND AND ABOVE SPEAKER WITH HANG BEHIND AND ABOVE SPEAKER WITH

STARS TO FLAG RIGHTSTARS TO FLAG RIGHT– IF FLAG IN HOLDERS, U.S. FLAG TO IF FLAG IN HOLDERS, U.S. FLAG TO

SPEAKER’S RIGHT. OTHER FLAGS ON SPEAKER’S RIGHT. OTHER FLAGS ON SPEAKER’S LEFTSPEAKER’S LEFT

– (EX. CHURCH, GRADUATION, ASSEMBLIES)(EX. CHURCH, GRADUATION, ASSEMBLIES)


HALF-STAFF (HALF- MAST)HALF-STAFF (HALF- MAST)– MEMORIAL DAY UNTIL 12:00 NOONMEMORIAL DAY UNTIL 12:00 NOON– BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENTBY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT

DEATH OF A MAJOR U.S.GOVERNMENT DEATH OF A MAJOR U.S.GOVERNMENT OFFICAL, FOREIGN DIGNITARYOFFICAL, FOREIGN DIGNITARY

SPECIAL EVENTSPECIAL EVENT

– BY ORDER OF A STATE GOVERNORBY ORDER OF A STATE GOVERNOR DEATH OF A MAJOR STATE OFFICIALDEATH OF A MAJOR STATE OFFICIAL SPECIAL EVENTSPECIAL EVENT

PROPER CARE AND PROPER CARE AND HANDLING OF THE FLAGHANDLING OF THE FLAG

NEVER NEVER DIP THE FLAG TO ANY PERSON OR DIP THE FLAG TO ANY PERSON OR THINGTHING

NEVERNEVER DISPLAY THE FLAG WITH THE STARS DISPLAY THE FLAG WITH THE STARS DOWNDOWN– EXCEPTION: DISTRESS SIGNALEXCEPTION: DISTRESS SIGNAL

NEVERNEVER LET THE FLAG TOUCH THE FLOOR, LET THE FLAG TOUCH THE FLOOR, GROUND, WATER, MERCHANDISEGROUND, WATER, MERCHANDISE

NEVERNEVER CARRY THE FLAG HORIZONTAL OR CARRY THE FLAG HORIZONTAL OR FLAT. CARRY IT ALOFT AND FREE.FLAT. CARRY IT ALOFT AND FREE.


NEVERNEVER USED AS CLOTHES, BEDDING, USED AS CLOTHES, BEDDING, DRAPERYDRAPERY

NEVERNEVER USED TO COVER A CEILINGUSED TO COVER A CEILING NEVER NEVER WRITE OR MARK ON THE FLAGWRITE OR MARK ON THE FLAG NEVER NEVER USE THE FLAG AS A BASKET TO USE THE FLAG AS A BASKET TO

CATCH, HOLD, CARRY/DELIVER THINGSCATCH, HOLD, CARRY/DELIVER THINGS


NEVERNEVER USED FOR ADVERTISING USED FOR ADVERTISING – NO EMBROIDERY ONCUSHIONS/HANDERCHIEFNO EMBROIDERY ONCUSHIONS/HANDERCHIEF– NO PRINTING ON BOXES, PAPER NAPKINS FOR NO PRINTING ON BOXES, PAPER NAPKINS FOR

QUICK USE THEN THROW AWAYQUICK USE THEN THROW AWAY– NO ADVERTISING SIGNS ON A POLE FROM WHICH NO ADVERTISING SIGNS ON A POLE FROM WHICH

THE FLAG IS FLOWNTHE FLAG IS FLOWN

NEVERNEVER USED AS PART OF A COSTUME OR USED AS PART OF A COSTUME OR ATHLETIC UNIFORMATHLETIC UNIFORM– EXCEPTION: FLAG PATCH CAN BE PLACED ON A EXCEPTION: FLAG PATCH CAN BE PLACED ON A

UNIFORM (MILITARY, POLICE, FIREMAN)UNIFORM (MILITARY, POLICE, FIREMAN)


NEVER NEVER FASTEN, DISPLAY, USE OR STORE IN FASTEN, DISPLAY, USE OR STORE IN A WAY THAT WOULD DAMAGE OR DIRTY THE A WAY THAT WOULD DAMAGE OR DIRTY THE FLAGFLAG

DISPOSEDISPOSE OF A FLAG THAT CAN NO LONGER OF A FLAG THAT CAN NO LONGER BE USED (DIRTY, TORN) BY BURNINGBE USED (DIRTY, TORN) BY BURNING– CUT THE BLUE FIELD FROM THE FLAGCUT THE BLUE FIELD FROM THE FLAG– PUT THE TWO PIECES TOGETHERPUT THE TWO PIECES TOGETHER– BURN THE TWO PIECES IN PRIVATEBURN THE TWO PIECES IN PRIVATE

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

DEVELOPMENT OF THE U.S. FLAGDEVELOPMENT OF THE U.S. FLAG

MEANING OF THE COLORS AND MEANING OF THE COLORS AND SYMBOLSSYMBOLS

TODAY’S FLAGTODAY’S FLAG

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

WHEN TO DISPLAY THE FLAGWHEN TO DISPLAY THE FLAG– TIMES, DATESTIMES, DATES

HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAGHOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG– PROCESSIONS, PARADESPROCESSIONS, PARADES– STATIONARYSTATIONARY

HOW TO PROPERLY CARE FOR AND HOW TO PROPERLY CARE FOR AND HANDLE THE U.S. FLAGHANDLE THE U.S. FLAG

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