Stars & Stripes

A fellow Cadet was giving a presentation about our nation's flag. You noticed that some of his information was not accurate. Of the following sentences in his presentation, which of the following is not true about our nation's flag?

• The stripes represent the thirteen original colonies

• The garrison flag is flown on national holidays, except in stormy or windy weather when the storm flag is flown

• The stars each represent a specific state

• President Truman and Congress designated June 14^th of each year as National Flag

Which of the following situations describes an incorrect way of displaying the United States Flag?

• Flags on walls, windows, or buildings are displayed with the union to the observer's upper left

• In parades or processions with other flags, the United States flag is always carried at the far right of a row, or to the front and center a column

• In auditoriums, meeting halls, or chapels, the United States flag is displayed to the speaker's right as they face the audience

• On Memorial Day, the flag is displayed at half-staff until the end of the day when it is raised to the top of the staff, then solemnly lowered

You are in charge of your unit's color guard. You will be raising the flag in front the local National Guard Armory on President's Day, a national holiday. It is raining very hard when you get to the armory, and the wind is gusting up to 35 miles per hour. Your assistant asks which flag you want to raise.

Which flag should you select?

• Ensign Flag

• Garrison Flag

• Post Flag

• Storm Flag

In what year did the Continental Congress establish the first stars and stripes flag?

• 1776

• 1845

• 1902

• 1777

Who is credited with sewing the first U.S. flag?

• George Washington

• Mary Todd Lincoln

• Betsy Ross

• Martha Washington

What do the stripes on the U.S. flag represent?

• The thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen colonies

• The blood lost in the Civil War

• The thirteen original signers of the Constitution

• The first thirteen states to join the Confederacy

What do the colors on the U.S. flag represent?

• White represents Northern States; Red represents Southern states; Blue represents the Union

• Blue represents hope, purity, and innocence; White represents hardiness and valor; Red represents reverence to God, loyalty, vigilance, perseverance, and justice

• White represents death; Red represents rebellion; Blue represents clear skies of freedom

• White represents hope, purity, and innocence; Red represents hardiness and valor; Blue represents reverence to God, loyalty, vigilance, perseverance, and justice

The terms "colors," "standard," and "ensign" are all synonyms for ______________.

• The flag

• An officer's rank

• Enlisted ranks

• Patriotic bunting

Name the three most common types of U.S. flags.

• Small, medium, and large

• Small, regulation, and garrison

• Storm, regulation, and foul weather

• Garrison, post, and storm

What is the size and use of a garrison flag?

• The 10 feet by 19 feet flag is used for general display.

• The 20 feet by 38 feet garrison flag is flown at government buildings and military installations on all national holidays and for special occasions declared by the President.

• The 5 feet by 9½ feet flag is used during storms and windy weather.

• The 30 feet by 60 feet flag is displayed from atop multi-story buildings.