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USA flag images

USA flag images
American flag nicknames
Different nicknames for the flag of the United States include: 'The Star-Spangled Banner', 'Old Glory', and 'The Stars and Stripes'.


Half mast
There are five days in the year when the flag should be flown at half mast. they are:
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May 15 - Peace Officers Memorial Day
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Last Monday in May - Memorial Day
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September 11 - Patriot Day
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First Sunday in October - National fallen firefighters day
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December 7 - National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

The flag of the United States in the years before independence reflects its British heritage.
Dating back to 1775, there have been over twenty different versions of the flag of the United States. The reason the flag keeps changing is the symbolism represented by the stars and stripes. The thirteen stripes represent the British colonies who declared independence giving birth to a nation. The stars represent the states and territories of the United States and the flag kept changing as more states joined the union.
THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
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