The American relationship with our nation's flag

The people of the United States have an attachment to the American flag, nicknamed: stars and stripes. This attachment can be traced to a few factors. Most school elementary children in the United States recite "The Pledge of Allegiance." Which on the surface one many think it is a recital of allegiance to the USA, when it fact that is secondary. As "The Pledge of Allegiance," begins with, "I pledge allegiance to the flag....." This is recited while standing, facing the flag, with right hand over the heart.

The American flag is not folded like a towel or bed sheet in a square or rectangular shape. It is ceremoniously folded in a triangle in respect to the historical origins of the flag. The triangle is a representation of the tri-corner hat worn by the patriots in during America's war of independence, the Revolutionary War.

The nation's national anthem, "The Star Spangle Banner," was written about the flag. Most nations have an anthem which signs the glory of that nation or some struggle overcame by the people of that nation. The United States national anthem is a song about our flag. It was 1814, during the war of 1812, when American poet Frances Scott Key was held for a night on a British ship in Baltimore harbor. The British was bombarding the United States fort, Fort McHenry. All through the night the British bombed the forth with rockets that burst in the air, giving proof through the night that the American flag was still flying high over For McHenry, meaning the Americans did not surrender and were hold out. In the morning by dawns early light, Mr. Key observed from the British ship the American flag still flying high, once again meaning the British were not successful. With pride for his nation, Mr. Key on the back of an envelope wrote his poem, the Star Spangled Banner. Which later was put to music (a British beer hall song), and around 1931, Congress declared the nation's national anthem. An anthem showing pride of the flag which withstood the bombardment a testament to American resolve and fortitude.

We should fly our flag on, Memorial Day, Flag Day on June 14th, 4th of July (July 4th), Labor Day, and Veterans Day. Best of all, our flag should fly all year long.

A borrowed poem:

"It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trail.
It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the Soldier, who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag."

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[nickyb628]

The stripes represent the first 13 colonies.

[granudisimo]

The "hate your own country crowds" you mention are cists in the ass of the whole western world, people don´t know or even doesn´t want to know that those outdated values are those wich gave in the past, most of the rights and choices we got at present, like that poem of the soldier with lawyers and poets.

[camero634]

war is have to stop

[bandwagonwreck]

Your fag flag is an idol to be abhored. God hates your idols!

[vlotusv]

"God bless the country you happen to be in"....This guy is all right. Patriotic, but not nationalistic.

[wargamesanorak]

very interesting vid , lots of things I did not know about your flag and its history.

[mattycbase]

Your anthem is great, I never knew the history. We have a great song here in England called Jerusalem which is a poem by William Blake, you probably know it but just in case, unfortunately that is not our anthem we have this awful song God save the queen, I'm not against the queen, more indifferent, but I'm just saying that should be our national anthem

[DackVarinCorel]

@MyMerlin1 ....? the pledge is not a requirement, and hardly any of the 5 years even know what they are saying

[TheSgtHanson]

Awesome.

[elmntbkr210]

correction the national anthem was made about the flag but it is talking about an important event. the writer (whose name i cant remember) was a prisoner on a british boat during a navel bombardment on a American Navel Fort during the night outside Baltimore during the war of 1812. "the flag was still there" talks about the day after the bombardment when the british fleet left and the american citizens saw the flag from Baltimore still waving over the fort.

[brandonktom]

I loved it.....yet, I noticed that others did not. So to all Americans who do not agree with our Nation's Ceremonies, pack your shit and get the fuck out of here, we don't want you here!