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On June 14, 1777, the Marine Committee of the Continental Congress
adopted a resolution that gave birth to our national flag. The
resolution read:
"Resolved that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes,
alternate red and white, that the union be 13 stars, white in a blue
field, representing a new constellation."
Flags and flag education are important elements of the VFW's
Citizenship Education program. In fact, flags are the most commonly
requested items from the VFW's Emblem and Supply Department, which
sells more than 250,000 flags each year.
The VFW publishes a flag booklet, "Ten Short Flag Stories," which
you can request by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the
Citizenship Education Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 406 West
34th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64111. Quantities can be
purchased through VFW Emblem and Supply.
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