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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... on Me " almost invariably appeared on rattlesnake flags . A flag of this type was the standard of the South Carolina Navy . Another , the Gadsden flag , consisted of a yellow field with a rattlesnake in a spiral coil ( 7 )
... on Me " almost invariably appeared on rattlesnake flags . A flag of this type was the standard of the South Carolina Navy . Another , the Gadsden flag , consisted of a yellow field with a rattlesnake in a spiral coil ( 7 )
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... South . It flew over the ramparts of the fort on Sulli- van's Island , which lies in the channel leading to Charleston , South Carolina , when the British fleet attacked on June 28 , 1776. The British ships bombarded the fort for 10 ...
... South . It flew over the ramparts of the fort on Sulli- van's Island , which lies in the channel leading to Charleston , South Carolina , when the British fleet attacked on June 28 , 1776. The British ships bombarded the fort for 10 ...
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... South Carolinians defending Fort Moultrie in Charleston Harbor in 1776 raised one of the earliest flags of American liberty . The blue corresponded to their uniform , the silver crescent appeared as a badge worn on their caps . The ...
... South Carolinians defending Fort Moultrie in Charleston Harbor in 1776 raised one of the earliest flags of American liberty . The blue corresponded to their uniform , the silver crescent appeared as a badge worn on their caps . The ...
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... south street . ( k ) When used on a speaker's platform , the flag , if displayed flat , should be displayed above and behind the speaker . When displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium , the flag of the United States of ...
... south street . ( k ) When used on a speaker's platform , the flag , if displayed flat , should be displayed above and behind the speaker . When displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium , the flag of the United States of ...
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... south . If there are entrances in more than two directions , the union should be to the east . § 176 . Respect for the Flag No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America ; the flag should not be dipped to any ...
... south . If there are entrances in more than two directions , the union should be to the east . § 176 . Respect for the Flag No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America ; the flag should not be dipped to any ...
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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.