Our Flag H. Doc. 100—247

Cover

Introduction

The History of the Stars and Stripes

An Early Stars and Stripes
The Grand Union Flag
Fifteen Stars and Stripes

Early American Flags

Historical Flags

The Flag Today

Flag Anatomy

Flag Laws and Regulations

Flag Presentation

Folding The Flag

Care Of Your Flag

Sizes Of Flags

Flags At The United States Capitol

How To Obtain A Flag Flown Over The Capitol

American War Mothers Flag

How To Obtain A Burial Flag For A Veteran

Flags Of States And Territories

Flag Day

Flag Postage Stamps

The Great Seal Of The United States

Fort McHenry

The Flag House

Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag

The American's Creed

School Projects

Further Reading

Acknowledgement

PRINTED UNDER THE DIRECTION
OF THE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

WENDELL H. FORD, Senator from Kentucky, Chairman
DENNIS DECONCINI, Senator from Arizona
ALBERT GORE, JR., Senator from Tennessee
TED STEVENS, Senator from Alaska
MARK O. HATFIELD, Senator from Oregon
FRANK ANNUNZIO, Representative from Illinois, Vice Chairman
JOSEPH M. GAYDOS, Representative from Pennsylvania
JIM BATES, Representative from California
PAT ROBERTS, Representative from Kansas
NEWT GINGRICH, Representative from Georgia

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 361
(Submitted by Mr. ANNUNZIO)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
100th Congress, 2d Session

September 7, 1988.

Resolved by the House of Representatives (The Senate concurring), That there be printed as a House document a revised edition of "Our Flag", revised under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing.

In addition to the usual number of copies, there shall be printed two hundred and seventy-eight thousand additional copies, of which two hundred and twenty-one thousand five hundred copies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, fifty-one thousand five hundred copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and five thousand copies shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing.