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Star Spangled Manners: neat graphical representations of how to hang and display the flag, courtesy of the U.S.The Statue of Liberty and the Stars and Stripes welcomes many Americans returning home.Īs a lifelong student of flag studies formally known as vexillology, it has been exciting to tell the stories of flags and specially to share the story of the United States flag.Our Flag: Frequently Asked Questions provided by The American Legion, the world’s largest veterans’ organization.The Flag of the United States includes the history of the flag, graphics of historic and current flags and an invaluable collection of flag FAQs.The Department of State Marking Policy page hosts the Marking Policy Style Guide (PDF – 6.7Mb).

Information on Betsy Ross, the history of the flag and on flag etiquette may be found at the Betsy Ross Home Page maintained by the Independence Hall Association of Philadelphia. flag are as follows:īetsy Ross, made the first flag. The color names and specifications (Pantone, RGB, CMYK and web-hex) of the U.S. What are the specifications for the colors of the flag? When are new stars added to the flag?Ī new star is added to the flag on the July 4th following the entry into the Union of the new state. There are 50 stars representing the 50 states and there are 13 stripes representing the 13 original colonies.įlag: thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small white five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies known as Old Glory the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Ricoįrom The CIA World Factbook. How many stars and stripes are on the flag? Chargé d’Affaires Reeker Thanksgiving Speech at St.Statement on the 33rd Anniversary of the Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.