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... ship . He had gone to seek the release of a friend but they were refused permission to go ashore until after the attack had been made . As the battle ceased on the follow- ing morning , Key turned his telescope to the fort and saw that ...
... ship . He had gone to seek the release of a friend but they were refused permission to go ashore until after the attack had been made . As the battle ceased on the follow- ing morning , Key turned his telescope to the fort and saw that ...
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... ships of the Colonial Fleet on the Delaware River . On December 3 , 1775 , it was raised aboard Captain Esek Hopkin's flag - ship Alfred by John Paul Jones , then a Navy lieutenant . Later the flag was raised on the liberty pole at ...
... ships of the Colonial Fleet on the Delaware River . On December 3 , 1775 , it was raised aboard Captain Esek Hopkin's flag - ship Alfred by John Paul Jones , then a Navy lieutenant . Later the flag was raised on the liberty pole at ...
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... ships displaying the Spanish flag bearing two red lions on two white fields and two yellow castles on two red fields . The Dutch brought their own striped flags when they settled in New Amsterdam , which we now call New York , and ...
... ships displaying the Spanish flag bearing two red lions on two white fields and two yellow castles on two red fields . The Dutch brought their own striped flags when they settled in New Amsterdam , which we now call New York , and ...
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... ships bombarded the fort for 10 hours . But the garrison , consisting of some 375 regulars and a few militia , under the command of Col. William Moultrie , put up such a gallant defense that the British were forced to withdraw under ...
... ships bombarded the fort for 10 hours . But the garrison , consisting of some 375 regulars and a few militia , under the command of Col. William Moultrie , put up such a gallant defense that the British were forced to withdraw under ...
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... SHIP RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT The State flags of America found their earliest forms during the Revolutionary War . The starry canton in the flag of the Rhode Island Regiment symbolized national unity , but the white field corresponded to ...
... SHIP RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT The State flags of America found their earliest forms during the Revolutionary War . The starry canton in the flag of the Rhode Island Regiment symbolized national unity , but the white field corresponded to ...
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Страница 11 - 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 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 46 - 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 16 - States 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 12 - 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 Une.
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.
Страница 17 - Is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended vertically with the union to the north In an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street.
Страница 17 - Flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The Flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. By "halfstaff" is meant lowering the Flag to one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff.