HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.

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HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.
St. Georges Cross

• Flag carried to New World by early English
  Explorers
• Use can be traced back to 1277 in Britain
• Oldest flag still being flown in the world

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HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.
Kings Colors

• Also known as British Union Flag
• Used by British Colonial Troops
• Raised by the Jamestown settlers in 1607
• Design orginated when King James I of England
  combined St. Georges Crosss with Scottish Cross
  of St. Andrew (The unification of England and
  Scotland)

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HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.
British Red Ensign

• Adopted by Queen Anne as new flag for the United
  Kingdom in 1707
• Gen Cornwallis surrendered under this flag at
  Yorktown in 1781 (ending the Revolutionary War)
• The model of the United States flag
• Also known as Queen Anne Flag

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HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.
Continental Flag

• Col John Trumbulls Painting The Death of
  Warren on display at Yale Univ shows this flag
  as one used by American Forces at the Battle of
  Bunker Hill (17 Jun 75)
• Flag used when Gen Prescott uttered the famous
  phrase Dont one of you shoot until you see the
  whites of their eyes

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HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.
Gadsden Flag

• Named after Col Gadsden of South Carolina
• Flown early in 1776 by Commodore Hopkins the
  1st CINC of the Continental Fleet
• Carried ashore by Col Gadsdens men in Bahamas,
  capturing weapons and ammo needed for colonists
  to fight Revolutionary War
• Gadsdens men later became the United States
  Marine Corps
• Was the first flag of the US Marine Corps
• Rattlesnake represented a warning and the 13
  rattles represented the 13 original colonies
• First flag used on Naval voyage

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HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.
Grand Union Flag
-First Unofficial National Flag of the United
States-Raised in 1 Jan 1776 celebrate official
status of newly formed Continental Army by Gen
George Washington -Also known as the Cambridge
Flag or Continental Colors -Carried on Flagship
Alfred on 3 Dec 1775, as Naval Ensign of the
Thirteen colonies
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HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.
Betsy Ross Flag
-First Official Flag of the United States
adopted by Act of Congress on 14 Jun 1777 (this
day later was used as the official flag day)
(Flag of 13 States must be 13 Stripes,
alternating red and white and union be 13 white
stars in a blue field -According to legend, a
group headed by George Washington commissioned
seamstress Betsy Ross to execute design for
presentation to Congress -Absence of the Union
Jack represented our separation from the Mother
Country
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HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.
Bennington Flag
-Believed to be the first Stars and Stripes used
by American Land Troops - Flown over military
Stores at Bennington on 16 Aug 1777 when Gen John
Starks militia led Americans to victory over
British Forces
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HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.
Star Spangled Banner
-Shortly before War of 1812 two new states were
added to the union and this flag was born 15
Stripes and 15 Stars -Flew over Fort McHenry
during British naval bombardment -Inspired
Francis Scott Key to write song that would later
become our National Anthem
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HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.
OLD GLORY
-Born out of need for a more practical design to
accommodate new states -4 Apr 1818 Congress
established the number of stripes at 7 red and 6
white, and the addition of one star for each new
state -50 Star flag in use since 4 Jul 1960
addition of Alaska and Hawaii as States in 1959
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HISTORICAL FLAGS OF U.S.
-60 plus different flags have been flown in our
history -Inspired by these three decades of state
and local celebrations, Flag Day - the
anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777 - was
officially established by the Proclamation of
President Woodrow Wilson on May 30th, 1916. While
Flag Day was celebrated in various communities
for years after Wilson's proclamation, it was not
until August 3rd, 1949, that President Truman
signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th
of each year as National Flag Day.-Pine Tree
most widely used symbol in making of flags -Flag
had many variations and stripes were used often
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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, 1976
• CAN BE DISPLAYED DURING BAD WEATHER
• REQUIRES AN ALL-WEATHER FLAG

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WHEN TO DISPLAY

• New Years Day
• Inauguration Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Lincolns Birthday
• Presidents Day
• Easter Sunday
• Mothers Day
• Armed Forces Day
• Memorial Day

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WHEN TO DISPLAY

• Flag Day
• Independence Day
• Labor day
• Constitution Day
• Columbus Day
• Navy Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

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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

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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

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HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG

• STATIONARY (OFFICES, CEREMONIES, BUILDINGS) NO
  FLAG FLOWN HIGHEREXCEPTION UNITED NATIONS FLAG
  AT UN HQ
• DISPLAY FLAT OR HANGING FROM A STAFF
• CROSSED STAFFS U.S.FLAG IN FRONT, FACING RIGHT
• DISPLAY AT HIGHEST POINT IN A GROUP OF FLAGS OF
  DIFFERENT STATES OR SOCIETIES

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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

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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

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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 SPEAKERS RIGHT.
  OTHER FLAGS ON SPEAKERS LEFT
• (EX. CHURCH, GRADUATION, ASSEMBLIES)

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HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG

• HALF-STAFF (HALF- MAST)
• MEMORIAL DAY UNTIL 1200 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

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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.

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PROPER CARE AND HANDLING OF THE FLAG

• NEVER USED AS CLOTHES, BEDDING, DRAPERY
• NEVER USED TO COVER A CEILING
• NEVER WRITE OR MARK ON THE FLAG
• NEVER USE THE FLAG AS A BASKET TO CATCH, HOLD,
  CARRY/DELIVER THINGS

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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)

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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

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ETIQUETTE OF THE STARS AND STRIPES

• Colors in the flag White is Liberty Red
  signifies courage Blue signifies Loyalty
• Flag has 13 horizontal stripe (alternating 7 red
  and 6 white, with red at top and bottom, navy
  blue canton with 50 white stars that extends from
  top to lower edge of fourth red stripe)
• Public Law 344, passed by 94th Congress, is known
  as the Federal Flag Code guide for handling and
  display of US Flag