THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES

1. THE FLAGOFTHE UNITED STATES

2. OVERVIEW • HISTORY OF THE U.S. FLAG • DEVELOPMENT • MEANINGS OF COLORS, SYMBOLS • MAKEUP OF CURRENT U.S. FLAG • DISPLAY/HANDLING OF THE U.S. FLAG • WHEN TO DISPLAY • HOW TO DISPLAY • PROPER CARE/HANDLING (RESPECT)

3. GRAND UNION FLAG

4. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLAG • GRAND UNION FLAG - 1775 • 13 STRIPES (FOR 13 ORIGINAL COLONIES) • CROSS IN UPPER LEFT CORNER • UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL FLAG UNTIL 1777 • CAMBRIDGE FLAG OR CONGRESS COLORS • PRESENT AT MOST BATTLES PRIOR TO 1777

5. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLAG • ON JUNE 14, 1777, 2ND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AUTHORIZED A NEW FLAG • 13 STRIPES, ALTERNATE RED AND WHITE • 13 STARS ON A BLUE BACKGROUND

6. BETSY ROSS FLAG

7. Designers and Patriots • SEVERAL FLAGMAKERS • BETSY ROSS BEST KNOWN • HER DESIGN MOST RECOGNIZED • 13 STARS IN A CIRCLE ON THE BLUE BACKGROUND • REBECCA YOUNG AND CORNELIA BRIDGES

8. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLAG • IN 1794, CONGRESS PASSED A NEW FLAG LAW • TWO (2) NEW STATES (KENTUCKY AND VERMONT) • 15 STRIPES, 15 STARS • INSPIRED FRANCIS SCOTT KEY TO WRITE THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER ON A BRITISH SHIP NEAR FT MCHENRY

9. STAR SPANGLED BANNER FLAG

10. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLAG • IN 1818, PRES. MONROE PASSED A NEW FLAG LAW • 13 STRIPES, ALTERNATE RED, WHITE • WHITE STARS ON A BLUE BACKGROUND FOR THE STATES • ADD A STAR TO THE FLAG AS NEW STATES WERE ADDED TO THE UNION • MINOR REVISIONS TO BACKGROUND DUE TO INCREASE IN STATES

11. MEANING OF THE COLORS AND SYMBOLS • STARS: NUMBER OF STATES • STRIPES: 13 ORIGINAL COLONIES • RED: HARDNESS, VALOR • WHITE: PURITY, INNOCENCE • BLUE:VIGILANCE, JUSTICE, PERSEVERANCE

12. TODAY’S U.S. FLAG • 13 ALTERNATING RED AND WHITE STRIPES • 7 RED, 6 WHITE • UNION: • BLUE FIELD EXTENDING TO THE 4TH RED STRIPE • CONTAINS WHITE 5-POINTED STARS • 50 WHITE STARS (50 STATES) WITH THE ADDITION OF ALASKA AND HAWAII • FIRST FLOWN AT FT MCHENRY JULY4, 1960 • FLAG OF LIBERATION

13. TODAY’S FLAG

14. WHEN TO DISPLAY • NORMALLY, SUNRISE TO SUNSET ON BUILDINGS AND FLAGPOLES • CAN BE DISPLAYED 24 HOURS FOR PATRIOTIC EFFECT • REQUIRES AN ALL-WEATHER FLAG • MUST BE ILLUMINATED IN HOURS OF DARKNESS (BY A LAW ENACTED ON JULY 7, 1960 • CAN BE DISPLAYED DURING BAD WEATHER • REQUIRES AN ALL-WEATHER FLAG

15. WHEN TO DISPLAY • New Years Day • Inauguration Day • Martin Luther King Day • Lincoln’s Birthday • President’s Day • Easter Sunday • Mother’s Day • Armed Forces Day • Memorial Day

16. WHEN TO DISPLAY • Flag Day • Independence Day • Labor day • Constitution Day • Columbus Day • Navy Day • Veteran’s Day • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas Day

17. WHEN TO DISPLAY • DISPLAYED AS DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES • DISPLAYED DAILY NEAR PUBLIC BUILDINGS • DISPLAYED AT VOTING BOOTHS ON ELECTION DAYS • DISPLAYED DAILY IN OR NEAR SCHOOLHOUSES

18. HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG • IN A PROCESSION OR A PARADE • CARRIED ON THE MARCHING RIGHT • CENTER FRONT OF A LINE OF FLAGS • NEVER DRAPED OVER A CAR, TRAIN, BOAT ON A CAR, FRONT RIGHT ON FENDER/CHASSIS • NO FLAG CARRIED HIGHER OR TO THE RIGHT • EXCEPTION: CHURCH SERVICES AT SEA. CHURCH PENNANT MAY BE FLOWNABOVE FLAG DURING SERVICES

19. HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG • STATIONARY (OFFICES, CEREMONIES, BUILDINGS) NO FLAG FLOWN HIGHER EXCEPTION: UNITED NATIONS FLAG AT UN HQ • DISPLAY FLAT OR HANGING FROM A STAFF • CROSSED STAFFS: U.S.FLAG IN FRONT, OBSERVERS LEFT • DISPLAY AT HIGHEST POINT IN A GROUP OF FLAGS OF DIFFERENT STATES OR SOCIETIES

20. HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG • DISPLAY AT TOP WHEN SEVERAL FLAGS OF STATES/SOCIETIES ON THE SAME POLE • DISPLAY AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF FLAGS IN A LINE • RAISE THE U.S. FLAG FIRST, LOWER IT LAST • DISPLAY AT AN ANGLE OR HORIZONTAL FROM THE SIDE OF A BUILDING/HOUSE • WITH 2 OR MORE NATION FLAGS, USE DIFFERENT POLES, FLY AT SAME HEIGHT

21. HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG • SUSPENDED OVER SIDEWALK • FLAG HANGS DOWN, STARS UPPER LEFT (FLAG RIGHT, OBSERVOR LEFT) • DISPLAYED HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL A WALL OR IN A WINDOW • STARS ALWAYS IN UPPER LEFT (FLAG RIGHT , OBSERVOR LEFT) • SUSPENDED OVER A STREET • HANGING VERTICAL, E-W STREET - STARS FACE NORTH; N-S STREET STARS FACE EAST

22. HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG • SPEAKER PLATFORM • HANG BEHIND AND ABOVE SPEAKER WITH STARS TO FLAG RIGHT • IF FLAG IN HOLDERS, U.S. FLAG TO SPEAKER’S RIGHT. OTHER FLAGS ON SPEAKER’S LEFT • (EX. CHURCH, GRADUATION, ASSEMBLIES)

23. HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG • HALF-STAFF (HALF- MAST) • MEMORIAL DAY UNTIL 12:00 NOON • BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT • DEATH OF A MAJOR U.S.GOVERNMENT OFFICAL, FOREIGN DIGNITARY • SPECIAL EVENT • BY ORDER OF A STATE GOVERNOR • DEATH OF A MAJOR STATE OFFICIAL • SPECIAL EVENT

24. PROPER CARE AND HANDLING OF THE FLAG • NEVER DIP THE FLAG TO ANY PERSON OR THING • NEVER DISPLAY THE FLAG WITH THE STARS DOWN • EXCEPTION: DISTRESS SIGNAL • NEVER LET THE FLAG TOUCH THE FLOOR, GROUND, WATER, MERCHANDISE • NEVER CARRY THE FLAG HORIZONTAL OR FLAT. CARRY IT ALOFT AND FREE.

25. PROPER CARE AND HANDLING OF THE FLAG • NEVER USED AS CLOTHES, BEDDING, DRAPERY • NEVERUSED TO COVER A CEILING • NEVER WRITE OR MARK ON THE FLAG • NEVER USE THE FLAG AS A BASKET TO CATCH, HOLD, CARRY/DELIVER THINGS

26. PROPER CARE AND HANDLING OF THE FLAG • NEVER USED FOR ADVERTISING • NO EMBROIDERY ONCUSHIONS/HANDERCHIEF • NO PRINTING ON BOXES, PAPER NAPKINS FOR QUICK USE THEN THROW AWAY • NO ADVERTISING SIGNS ON A POLE FROM WHICH THE FLAG IS FLOWN • NEVER USED AS PART OF A COSTUME OR ATHLETIC UNIFORM • EXCEPTION: FLAG PATCH CAN BE PLACED ON A UNIFORM (MILITARY, POLICE, FIREMAN)

27. PROPER CARE AND HANDLING OF THE FLAG • NEVER FASTEN, DISPLAY, USE OR STORE IN A WAY THAT WOULD DAMAGE OR DIRTY THE FLAG • DISPOSE OF A FLAG THAT CAN NO LONGER BE USED (DIRTY, TORN) BY BURNING • CUT THE BLUE FIELD FROM THE FLAG • PUT THE TWO PIECES TOGETHER • BURN THE TWO PIECES IN PRIVATE

28. CONCLUSION • DEVELOPMENT OF THE U.S. FLAG • MEANING OF THE COLORS AND SYMBOLS • TODAY’S FLAG

29. CONCLUSION • WHEN TO DISPLAY THE FLAG • TIMES, DATES • HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG • PROCESSIONS, PARADES • STATIONARY • HOW TO PROPERLY CARE FOR AND HANDLE THE U.S. FLAG