On June 14th 1777 the Stars and Stripes originated as a result of a resolution adopted by the Marine Committee of the Second Continental Congress at Philadelphia. The resolution read:
“Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue filed representing a new constellation.”
The laws relating to the flag of the United States of America are found in detail in the United States Code. Title 4, Chapter 1 pertains to the flag and seal, set of Government and official territorial papers; Section 700 Title 18, Chapter 33 pertains to the desecration of the flag and penalties; Title 36, chapter 1 pertains to patriotic and national observance. These laws were supplemented by Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations.
The Flag is more than a piece of cloth. It is a symbol of freedom and of hope. More people flee their home countries to America than to any other country in the world. We are known as the land of opportunity. The Fag, also, is a testament to those who gave their lives defending it and the “Republic for which it stands.” When this flag is flown, by ship, by plane, or by vehicle, the world knows that the fighters of freedom are there to help. Our friends flee to it, and our enemies run from it. It is a symbol of greatness. Can you imagine a world in which there were no America to which people could run to???
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