Also known as 'The American Flag'. Consists of 13 equally spaced, horizontal stripes of red, alternating with white, with a square patch of blue, containing 50 white, 5 pointed, stars. The 50 stars represent the 50 states, and the 13 stripes represent the 13 British colonies that declared independence from the oppression of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Depending on your belief of events, the first Flag of the United States of America was made by one of two women, Betsy Ross in 1776 or Rebecca Young in 1777. Our flag has flown over our lands for almost Two Hundred and Forty years.
Our Flag is the representation of the ideals for every man and woman who served this nation, so many, of whom, have suffered horrid injury, lose of limb(s), and the ultimate sacrifice, the lose of their very lives in effort to gain and protect it, and all that it stands for. Beyond that, our Flag does, indeed, have deep meaning for many civilian Americans who know and understand it's history and it's meaning to their lives.
www.foxnews.com/us/2009/08/04/california-father-refuses-tattered-flag
Of these ideals, are the founding documents our nation, which should have great meaning and reverence for, and from, every American citizen who claims love of this land. These documents give us the rights, freedoms and laws we have enjoyed and have governed us for over Two Hundred years....and they MUST be protected. They MUST be protected from subversion, mutilation, censorship, violation of, and the like. There is a Flag Code in effect within these United States. These 'codes' are not necessarily laws, but to any true American the Codes are law. However, there does exist a set of 'Federal Laws' concerning the treatment and Abuse of the Flag of the United States of America. These laws are clear and concise, and have been broken many times in recent history.
Federal Laws: www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30243.pdf
Code: www.usflag.org/uscode36.html
Most recently, an Air Force Veteran, Michelle Manhart, was not only detained, but arrested and charged with 'Criminal Trespass' for her efforts in protecting the nation's Flag, I, personally, applaud her efforts, as the perpetrators of violations against the Flag were not questioned or detained. Her past issues do not pertain to this issue.
Article: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/04/19/veteran-detained-after-taking-american-flag-from-protesters-who-were-walking/
(Must see)Video: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/19/michelle-manhart-playboy-air-force-arrested_n_7095320.html
I volunteered for service in the Naval branch of the Armed Services. This issue matters greatly to me. I feel as though my efforts, as well as every true American, military or civilian, have been negated. Have our rights and freedoms become so taken for granted that we are willing to allow our history, our core beliefs, be trampled upon? Are we willing to allow every Veteran of every war to believe they are now unappreciated, cast aside, and, in some cases, thought of as enemies? Are we willing to allow the desecration of the world wide known, and in recent history, feared, symbol of our nation?
Additional threats we have been witnessing is the protests by illegal aliens or those of foreign descent, saying our Flag is oppressive. Our Flag represents every reason these people have legally, or illegally, come to this country for. Remember Americans, we are the ones who are paying the bills. Don't come to America fleeing your life of oppression where you were just to try to make it the same here. The government funded colleges that have removed the Flag from public view to be more PC. Of course, these actions drew much ire and were rescinded, but attacks continue to happen.
We need to come together..unite against the oppression of this tyrannical POTUS and his administration, that he has seeded with those loyal to his agenda.. We need to make our voices heard..make our demands heard and complied with. Our Flag represents our great nation!
How do you feel about The Flag of the United States of America?
