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Our Flag (Trio To National Emblem performed by the United States Navy Band) (Two excerpts from "Salute" publication) |
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I Am Old Glory By M/Sgt. Percy Webb, U.S.M.C. |
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I am Old Glory; for more than nine score years I have been the banner of hope and freedom for generations of Americans. Born amid the first flames of America's fight for freedom, I am the symbol of a country that has grown from a little group of thirteen colonies to a United Nation of fifty sovereign states. Planted firmly on the high pinnacle of American faith my gently fluttering folds have proved an inspiration to untold millions. Men have followed me into battle with unwavering courage. They have looked upon me as a symbol of national unity. They have prayed that they and their fellow citizens might continue to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which have been granted to every American as the heritage of free men. So long as men love liberty more than life itself; so long as the principles of truth, justice and charity for all remain deeply rooted in human hearts, I shall continue to be the enduring banner of the United States of America.
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1777
Congress adopts the following:
Resolved: that the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate
red and white; that the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field,
representing a new constellation. (Stars represent Delaware,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland,
South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina and
Rhode Island.) 1795 Two more stars and stripes are added for Vermont and Kentucky. 1818 20 stars (adding Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana and Mississippi) and stripes revert to 13 (where they remain hereafter). 1820 Flag with 23 stars (Alabama and Maine). 1822 Flag with 24 stars (Missouri). 1836 Flag with 25 stars. (Arkansas). 1837 Flag with 26 stars (Michigan). 1845 Flag with 27 stars (Florida). War is declared on Mexico. 1846 Flag with 28 stars (Texas). 1847 Flag with 29 stars (Iowa). 1848 Flag with 30 stars (Wisconsin). We venture into the Northwest Territory. 1851 Flag with 31 stars (California). 1858 Flag with 32 stars (Minnesota). 1859 Flag with 33 stars (Oregon). 1861 Flag with 34 stars (Kansas. Soldiers march into the Civil War. 1863 Flag with 35 stars (West Virginia). 1865 Flag with 36 stars (Nevada). 1867 Flag with 37 stars (Nebraska). 1877 Flag with 38 stars (Colorado). 1890 We jump to 43 stars as the Western U.S. grows with North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington and Idaho. 1891 Flag with 44 stars (Wyoming). 1896 Flag with 45 stars (Utah). 1908 Flag with 46 stars (Oklahoma). 1912 Flag with 48 stars (New Mexico and Arizona). This flag flew during two World wars and the Korean War. 1959 Flag with 49 stars (Alaska). 1960 Flag with 50 stars (Hawaii). The United States of America is complete and nobly symbolized by this American Flag. |
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The 2002 Bodger Floral Flag
As a patriotic gesture after the tragedy
of September 11, 2001, Bodger Seeds planted a Floral Flag in
Lompoc, California in 2002. It had been 50 years since they had planted such a
flag.
There have been four Floral Flags planted by Bodger Seeds in Lompoc during
the last century: 1942, 1943, 1945, 1952. All of the flags were comprised of
Red, White and Blue Larkspur flowers. Some of the flags were planted in a
background of White Larkspur.
The 2002 Floral Flag is 740 feet wide and 390 feet high and maintains the
proper Flag dimensions as described in Executive Order #10834.
This Flag is 6.65 acres and is the first Floral Flag to be planted with 5
pointed Stars comprised of White Larkspur. Each Star is 24 feet in
diameter; Each Stripe is 30 feet wide.
