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Significance of American flags

The flag of America has over time been modified to the current fifty-star flag as ordered by Former President Eisenhower and is the longest used version and has been in use for over fifty six years. The national flag consists of equal horizontal thirteen stripes that is, red stripes at the top and the bottom. The red stripes alternate with white stripes, with a blue rectangle in the union having fifty small, white five-pointed stars which are arranged in nine horizontal rows of six stars from top to bottom and alternate with five stars rows. The fifty stars on the flag represent the fifty states America such as CO and Texas, and the thirteen stripes represent the British colonies which were also thirteen and which declared the independence of the Kingdom of Britain and became the first state of America.

The white color signifies innocence and purity, and red color signifies Hardiness, Blue, which is also known as the color of the chief, signifies justice and perseverance. From the flag colors, there is an indication to every person in America in that they are all required to respect the flag as they are all required to adopt all the meanings of the flag colors. This is to ensure that the state runs in a better way manner that is a state with freedom and peace. The flag colors also symbolize a state that is patriotic and also signifies the qualities that American cherish that is Red indicating courage and the readiness to sacrifice for the benefits of their state. This makes the state grow at a good rate compared to other countries, 

The star itself is a symbol of heavens and the main goal which human beings have always dreamt far from time immemorial. This is a clear indication that the flag always reminds the Americans and the government as a whole about their goal. The stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun which indicates that the solid principles and goals are always clean and to is followed by the Americans so as to ensure that they are on the right path.

The flag also contains a gold fringe which is optional along the person of an organization; Fringe is used in indoor flags only and is considered and highly enriched. It is commonly used in the military setting and is a symbol to show that they are always united in their work as American Army. For more info about the American state flag, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_U.S._states.

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