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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... symbol of liberty , the American flag has carried the message of freedom to many parts of the world . Sometimes the same flag that was flying at a crucial moment in our history has been flown again in another place to symbolize ...
... symbol of liberty , the American flag has carried the message of freedom to many parts of the world . Sometimes the same flag that was flying at a crucial moment in our history has been flown again in another place to symbolize ...
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... symbols , its insignia , he reads chiefly in the flag , the gov- ernment , the principles , the truths , the history that belongs to the nation that sets it forth . The American flag has been a symbol of Liberty and men rejoiced in it ...
... symbols , its insignia , he reads chiefly in the flag , the gov- ernment , the principles , the truths , the history that belongs to the nation that sets it forth . The American flag has been a symbol of Liberty and men rejoiced in it ...
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... symbol and motto which completed the design had been used for more than a cen- tury . The original flag may be found in the State House in Providence . COMMODORE PERRY'S FLAG During the War of 1812 Captain James Lawrence of the ...
... symbol and motto which completed the design had been used for more than a cen- tury . The original flag may be found in the State House in Providence . COMMODORE PERRY'S FLAG During the War of 1812 Captain James Lawrence of the ...
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... symbol- izes mineral resources . The rays suggest the setting sun over the desert . ARKANSAS Entered the Union in 1836 as the 25th State ; flag adopted in 1913 , modified in 1923 and 1924. Arkansas ' rank in the Union is indicated by ...
... symbol- izes mineral resources . The rays suggest the setting sun over the desert . ARKANSAS Entered the Union in 1836 as the 25th State ; flag adopted in 1913 , modified in 1923 and 1924. Arkansas ' rank in the Union is indicated by ...
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... The seal incor- porates symbols of agriculture , mining , for- estry , wildlife , and women's rights . The Latin motto means " May She Last For- ever . " ILLINOIS INDIANA ILLINOIS Entered the Union in 1818 as the. ( 28 )
... The seal incor- porates symbols of agriculture , mining , for- estry , wildlife , and women's rights . The Latin motto means " May She Last For- ever . " ILLINOIS INDIANA ILLINOIS Entered the Union in 1818 as the. ( 28 )
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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.