Our FlagJohn W. Warner DIANE Publishing, 2000 - 51 страница Briefly describes the history of our flag, and sets forth the practices and observances appropriate to its display. Chapters: the flag's history; the flag today; flag laws and reg's.; flag presentation; folding the flag; care of your flag; sizes of flags; flags at the U.S. Capitol; how to obtain a flag flown over the Capitol; Amer. War Mothers flag; how to obtain a burial flag for a vet.; flags of states and territories -- each flag is shown in color with a brief description; Flag Day; the Great Seal of the U.S.; Ft. McHenry, where the "Star-Spangled Banner" was composed; the Flag House in Baltimore; the Pledge of Allegiance; and the American's Creed; and school projects. Photos and drawings. |
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... day took a room at a Baltimore tavern where he completed the poem . Years later , Kev told a hometown audience in Frederick , Maryland : " I saw the flag of my country waving over a city — the strength and pride of my native State — a ...
... day took a room at a Baltimore tavern where he completed the poem . Years later , Kev told a hometown audience in Frederick , Maryland : " I saw the flag of my country waving over a city — the strength and pride of my native State — a ...
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... flag was raised on the liberty pole at Prospect Hill , which was near George Washington's headquarters in Cambridge , Massachusetts . It was our unofficial national flag on July 4 , 1776 , Independence Day ; and it remained the ...
... flag was raised on the liberty pole at Prospect Hill , which was near George Washington's headquarters in Cambridge , Massachusetts . It was our unofficial national flag on July 4 , 1776 , Independence Day ; and it remained the ...
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... flag , sees not the flag , but the nation itself . And whatever may be its symbols , its insignia , he reads chiefly ... Day message , President Wilson said : " This flag , which we honor and under which we serve , is the emblem of our ...
... flag , sees not the flag , but the nation itself . And whatever may be its symbols , its insignia , he reads chiefly ... Day message , President Wilson said : " This flag , which we honor and under which we serve , is the emblem of our ...
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... flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open . How- ever , when a patriotic effect is desired , the flag may be displayed twenty - four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of ...
... flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open . How- ever , when a patriotic effect is desired , the flag may be displayed twenty - four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of ...
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... north or east With another flag on crossed staffs A.M. P.M. Memorial Day On same halyard with flags of States , cities and organizations Suspended over a sidewalk At an angle from a building On a speaker's platform. ( 13 )
... north or east With another flag on crossed staffs A.M. P.M. Memorial Day On same halyard with flags of States , cities and organizations Suspended over a sidewalk At an angle from a building On a speaker's platform. ( 13 )
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adopted in 1925 alternate red American Flag American War Mothers Baltimore Betsy Ross blue field coat of arms colors Committee on Printing Constitution in 1788 Continental Congress DAKOTA east and west emblem Entered the Union face the flag flag adopted Flag Day Flag House flag should never flagpole flew flown at half-staff flying folded Fort McHenry Francis Scott Key Grand Union Flag half-staff halyard hoisted hours a day House of Representatives Joint Committee July June 14 Mary Pickersgill Maryland modified Mothers flag motto means national flag Navy number of copies O'er the land patriotic pennant Pickersgill Pledge of Allegiance President Presidential Proclamation prominence or honor Ratified the Constitution rattlesnake red and white remove their headdress Republic resolution Rhode Island Senator ship staff Star-Spangled Banner Stars and Stripes stars indicating Statehood territory U.S. Capitol U.S. flag uniform United veteran Washington wave O'er west fronts white field York
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Страница 45 - I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Страница 46 - THE AMERICAN'S CREED I BELIEVE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE; WHOSE JUST POWERS ARE DERIVED FROM THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED; A DEMOCRACY IN A REPUBLIC, A SOVEREIGN NATION OF MANY SOVEREIGN STATES; A PERFECT UNION, ONE AND INSEPARABLE; ESTABLISHED UPON THOSE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, EQUALITY, JUSTICE, AND HUMANITY FOR WHICH AMERICAN PATRIOTS...
Страница 6 - For us there is but one choice. We have made it. Woe be to the man or group of men that seeks to stand in our way in this day of high resolution when every principle we hold dearest is to be vindicated and made secure for the salvation of the nations.
Страница 12 - Sec. 3. That the flag, when carried in a procession with another flag or flags, should be either on the marching right; that is, the flag's own right, or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line.
Страница 16 - America, when it is displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should be on the right, the flag's own right, and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag.
Страница 16 - States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak.
Страница 18 - The flag should never be used as drapery of any sort whatsoever, never festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free.
Страница 1 - that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.