Old Glory | Blazon Vexillology A banner Gules, 6 bars Argent The canton Azure charged with 50 mullets Argent |
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his is another installment in my United States flag series of images. This one was captured on a windy winter morning while walking to work, as Old Gory majestically whipped in the breeze over the “Family Video” rental store. The clouds were particularly striking on this day making a nice backdrop to the rippling fabric.
Do the colors of the flag symbolize anything? Supposedly the white signifies purity and innocence, red signifies hardiness and valor, and blue signifies vigilance, perseverance and justice. Or maybe not; we report and you decide.
“The star is a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun.” - from a book about the flag published in 1977 by the House of Representatives
In case you missed it, here are the flag images so far:
