Old Glory: A Symbol Of Liberty

What does the American Flag mean to me? It means freedom,respect,equal right, faith and hope. Soldiers help protect this country, they fight for us, they give up everything for us. People don’t know how important the flag is. The flag means our country’s freedom. When I look up at the flag, I see people, not just any people, the great Americans that have fought for this country.

The American flag consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, with seven red stripes alternating among six white. In the upper left corner there is a rectangular blue space that contains fifty white stars. The thirteen stripes symbolize the thirteen original colonies of the United states of America and the stars represent the fifty states of the Union. White is said to symbolize purity and innocence. Red symbolizes strength and courage, and blue symbolizes vigilance, perseverance and justice. The flag in simple words is a piece of cloth that has meaning. The flag stands for everything in our country’s past.

Since freshman year, the Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program has been an invisible hand of guidance that strived to bring out the best in me. This longstanding program has an impact on me in ways so innovative, it is impossible to find another program filled with diverse exhibitions of life lessons, discipline, and teamwork. JROTC has given me a lifelong readiness to combat the harsh realities of the real world that exist, which in return has helped me better myself and my community in contributions to being a citizen in the United States of America.

The American Flag is symbol of freedom to those individuals living in the United States. To the soldiers who fight for our freedom, seeing the flag they honor and salute disgraced and disrespected is like a “slap in the face”. Topics discussed throughout this paper are as follows The Star Spangled Banner, American traditions involving the flag, how to fold the flag and what each fold symbolizes, how to properly handle and when/when not to fly the flag as well as, flag burning, a few major case laws about the flag, pending Supreme Court cases regarding the American flag, the reasons for the decisions made, how things have changed over time and some arguments for/against, pros/cons will be discussed so that we all

A flag represents a country’s pride and the unity of the people. America’s flag symbolizes the war for independence from England. In “And Our Flag Was Still There,” Barbara Kingsolver shares her ideals about the countries state of being after the 9-11 attack. She believes America continues to lose sight of true patriotism and unity among the people. The iconography of a flag embodies patriotism, consisting of standing up and upholding a specific set of values for one’s country.

people who have fought for the American flag and all that it stands for, tend

The united states flag has been a big part of history since the beginning. patriotism also played an important part in the war. Betsy Ross made the first american flag. The flag has changed quite a bit since the design of the flag. For example the number of stars.

This flag would become the official flag of the new United State of America. “The flag had thirteen stars and thirteen stripes to represent the thirteen colonies that won the Revolutionary War and became the United States of America. Today the flag has fifty stars to represent the fifty States of America; however, the thirteen stripes still remain to represent the thirteen colonies of Betsy Ross’s time” (Palazzo-Craig, 2004).

“Old Glory,” otherwise known as the American Flag, has been a huge part of America 's history and a representation of The United States of America. Ever since The American Flag has been around there have been countless debates about whether it should be a crime to burn or deface the flag. Throughout the world there are many places where defacing your country 's symbol is considered a crime and considered disrespectful, and others where it is considered an expression of free speech and one can do so if they please. Most debates revolve around the issues of respect and national pride versus freedom of speech; both sides are very passionate about their stance on the topic.

The American flag not only stands for pride, freedom, and strength but the colors on the flag have a meaning behind them that all Americans should understand. In a description of the flag on a website dedicated solely to the Flag of the United States of America is states "The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice" (US Flag 2005). The flag was not just thrown together to represent the country but also have a true meaning behind them. The stars and stripes on the flag have both an exact meaning but also have the meaning of

Each color on the American flag symbolizes a different thing. The American flag consists of three colors, red, white, and blue. The colors of the American flag are also included in the Great Seal of the United States of America. No one knows the exact date that the colors of the American flag were adopted but they were first seen around 1782. According to Duane Streufert in What do the colors of the Flag mean?, the color red on the American flag symbolizes hardiness and valour. The color red symbolizes hardiness to stay strong and healthy in the Constitution. Also, the color red symbolizes valour for courage or bravery in battle. Also, according to Duane Streufert in What do the colors of the Flag mean?, the color white symbolizes purity and innocence.

What does the United States flag mean to me.The United States flag means a lot to me because it represents the country I live in. The United States flag makes me feel home.I drive by homes, grocery stores, restaurants, and so many other places and see the beautiful United States flag. Every morning I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. I love the colors and I always remember 50 stars fifty states 13 stripes thirteen colonies. I also remember the white signifies purity and innocence, red signifies valor and bravery, and blue signifies vigilance, perseverance, and justices. We raise the flag in honor and in memory of those who have and/or are serving. The flag if flown at half-staff to show the live we have lost. The

The Flag that stands tall in our country could be defined in many different ways. Many people may say “oh the 13 stripes are because of the 13 colonies and the fifty states are the fifty stars. These people are just repeating the literal meaning, but these people don’t understand the true meaning of the American Flag. The American Flag represents opportunity, unity, and the pursuit of your dreams.

The Star - Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key as he watched his fellow Americans stand strong in their darkest hour. For over twenty four hours Fort McHenry was bombarded by British Navy, but the American troops fought, and so did their families. The Americans rallied around the singular flag that stood high in the fort, and a flag that was a target for the British armada. They planned to destroy the flag to disrupt moral, but the Americans refused to let it fall. They used that singular flag as motivation, and motivation that eventually won them the battle. The flag still holds the same purpose today. To remember those who have fought, or are currently fighting in our armies. It also serves as a source of pride, motivation, and patriotism towards our country. Knowing what our flag means to our history and our country, we can’t possibly keep letting our countries source of pride be disrespected by those attempting to promote their own cause. Are nations athletes that choose to display their displeasure with our nation’s current state, and disrespect what our flag means for our country.

The fellow cadets that I’ve met this year have turned into great friends, especially my close battle buddies who are in 3rd squad 2nd platoon or my fellow MS’1s. Most of the cadets in ROTC are really nice and motivational pushing each other to not quit and finish that last quarter mile or last set of flutter kicks. ROTC has increased my maturity by giving me a responsibility to wake up early in the mornings of PT, due to me waking up early those days I have to be more responsible the days prior and sleep earlier. It has also improve how I behave by