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-[[Image:Kljghlkjkh.png|thumb|200px|The American flag]]
+#REDIRECT [[Flag of the United States of America]]
-The '''American flag''', often affectionately known as "Old Glory" or the "Stars and Stripes", consists of a blue field with 50 white stars on it (one for each [[state]]), with the remainder being thirteen red and white stripes (in memory of the original thirteen states).
-Due to the use of the stars to reflect the number of states, it has changed many times over the history of the nation.  The current fifty stars are arranged in five rows of six stars alternating with four rows of five stars.  There are  seven red and six white stripes.
-The flag is the object of the [[Pledge of Allegiance]], recited while standing and [[salute|saluting]] at the beginning of school days and at many functions.
-It is displayed at all [[Federal]] buildings, and many homes and businesses also proudly display it.
-The flag should always be treated with respect. It must not touch the ground, be flown in disrepair or mockery, etc. It may not be worn as apparel, or incorporated into athletic uniforms or costumes. However, it may be worn as a lapel pin, near the heart. It may be permissible to attach other flag replicas to clothing. (Military, public safety, and patriotic organizations are explicitly permitted to wear flag patches.) It should always be saluted in standing silence while being raised or lowered on its staff. It is never dipped to any person or thing. If it is flown after dark, convention dictates that it should be illuminated.
-Because the flag may not touch the ground, it must never be thrown out as garbage or buried. The proper way to dispose of an American flag that is worn and no longer suitable for use is to burn it.
-The design of the flag and certain customs regarding it are established in Federal law.<ref>[http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/04C1.txt 4 USC Chapter 1 -- The Flag]</ref>  However, there are no laws enforcing these rules, they are simply a code of conduct.
-==References==
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-[[category:United States]]

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