Our Flag

adopted in 1911 alternate red American Flag American War Mothers Baltimore Betsy Ross blue field coat of arms Colonies colors Committee on Printing Constitution in 1788 Continental Congress DAKOTA eagle 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 Joint Committee July June 14 JUSTICE liberty Mary Pickersgill Maryland modified Mothers flag motto means national anthem National Flag Navy number of copies O'er the land Office patriotic pennant Pickersgill Pledge of Allegiance President Presidential Proclamation 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