The United States of America is composed of fifty states, each represented in the national flag as a star in a field of blue. While the national flag is the collective representation of these states, each state has a state flag which also depict their individual history and legacy, not to mention their meaning. While these states didn’t just occur at the same time, the historical unfolding behind each state flag is a wonderful story of glory, power, prestige, and upholding of ideals.
The original number of stars only numbered thirteen. From the years 1777 to 1795, this was the official recognized number since these represented the original thirteen states that declared independence from colonial Britain. This grew steadily as time progressed, and as new states were recognized to have their own limited sovereignty under the American sovereign.
The capital of the US, the District of Columbia in Washington (otherwise known as Washington DC) has its own flag too. It consists of three stars and two stripes. A similar flag – the service flag is also closely associated with the reverence rendered to state flags and is officially allowed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to be used and hoisted by families who have direct family members serving in the Armed Forces especially during wartime.
These state flags may be official in nature, but is dictated by law to be only secondary in nature and importance when flown side by side the American national flag. in this case, these state flags should never be hoisted higher than the American flag, nor should be retained flying on top of installations while the national flag is hoisted down. These flags of the states should be put down first before the national emblem.
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by:
The Flagman
