On November 7, 2019, the President signed into law S. 693, the National POW/MIA Flag Act which honors service members who are Prisoners of War (POW) or Missing in Action (MIA) by increasing …
Display the U.S. flag from sunrise to sunset on buildings and stationary flagstaffs in the open. When a patriotic effect is desired the flag may be displayed 24-hours a day if properly illuminated during the …
Public Law 94-344, known as the Federal Flag Code, contains rules for handling and displaying the U.S. flag. While the federal code contains no penalties for misusing the flag, states have their own flag …
Today the flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes, 7 red alternating with 6 white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies; the stars represent the 50 states of the Union.
The Flag should be displayed vertically and suspended so that its folds will fall free. The stripes may be displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall or in a window.
THE STATE FLAG’S HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ssembly on June 13, 1907. This legislation required the background of Pennsylvania’s flag to be of the same color as the blue in the flag of the United …
The stripes represent the 13 original colonies. There are 50 stars on the flag. Each star represents a state. Our national anthem is about the American flag. The name of the national anthem is “The Star …