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This is why we don’t let our flag touch the ground. Our soldiers and heroes kept it up.
So many of us in the USA have Connections to family in the UK and definitely ancestors from there, for most of us it's our Mother Country and we'll always love Her!!❤❤❤❤
The red symbolizes hardiness and valor, white symbolizes purity and innocence, and blue symbolizes vigilance, perseverance and justice. There are 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes (13 total) representing the original 13 colonies that came together to form the United States. There are currently 50 stars representing the 50 states of the Union.
I am not disputing what you've written. In fact, I agree and wrote a similar explanation.
But, when I was serving in the US Army, they told us: the red stripes represent the blood that has, is, and will be shed for continuing freedom and the white stripes represents truth or purity. I'm not contending to be right, just sharing what I was told.
@@musicloverchiefsfan5410 I was told the blue represents the battle field
@musicloverchiefsfan5410 that is also what I was taught. Red for the blood of those who fought and died for us, white for purity and honor and blue for valor.
@@jacquelinejohnson9447 Valor! yes that sounds right - I think that's we were told when I served. (1990-1998). Thank you for jarring my memory.
If you accept the fact that this nation was founded as a Christian Republic, some will also say the Red is for the blood of our Savior, the White is the Holy Spirit and the Blue field of stars represents the heavenly abode of the Father. As a man of faith, I like that as well, but my initial explanation is the more secular one.
The Flag and Francis Scott Key 's writings are in the Smithsonian museum!!❤❤❤❤
We dont bow to a leader,we stand for our flag.
Dude, I love your channel. Just found it. Awesome hearing outside opinions on American history
Every time I hear the story of The Star-Spangled banner first woman very proud to be an American second every time I hear the story it brings tears to my eyes God bless America 🇺🇸
The prisoners weren’t afraid for their own lives they knew that if the flag fell that they had ost the war and they would be under British rule. The flag represents freedom from tyranny. This is why Americans have reverence for the flag. ❤️
Us Americans Will Die For That Flag. It's why we are the Strongest in the World
This is also the basis that we do not allow our flag to be on the ground to this day! I saw at the Queen's funeral (and I get it I guess) but the British Flag holders put the flag on the ground as her casket passed . . we will not lower our flag for anyone not even a President of the United States and certainly will not put in onto the ground. Our flag has deep meaning to us and 1000's in America fly a flag on their home or yard. . . I do, my neighbors do! It's beautiful - I don't know what party they vote for but I do know we are Americans and we love our country and what that flag stands for! My Dad fought in WWII and rarely talked about it to the day that he died, but he taught me Love of God, Family and Country! GOD BLESS THE USA! This was the War of 1812 and was ultimately when America truly became free from British rule and we were able to claim our freedom - never to be ruled by any other country....yes, because of that Frances Scott Key wrote a poem and the first verse became our national anthem. We are one of the only countries anthem is truly about the history of our wonderful nation!!
Yep and yes sir.
Living in, North Carolina we get bad storms in the spring, hurricanes so on... At times my husband hasn't been here, still at work, and the weather starts kicking up, I've gone out probably in 30 mph winds to get our flag down because IT WILL NOT touch that ground, because our ancestors did not let it touch the ground at Fort Henry.
I'm amazed how much these two young individuals know about our history, which is awesome.
We need to make sure our kids continue to know our history of America, and with that I will shut up because I will get political.
Lol
I saw these two for the first time today, very good job.
God bless y'all-
YOU brought tears to my eyes.
WE COME FROM A MILITARY FAMILY MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE MILITARY MY DAD, HIS DAD, NOW OUR SONS, and generations going back. So yeah it's more like a family affair. But you have to have the guts to stand up and willing to take a bullet for the land that you love
I need to stop. Oh my gosh😢😂
Linda
NC
My Poppa fought in WW II , and when he got home from the war , he raised The American Flag . I'm 52 and as long as I can remember he raised it in the mornings before he left for work and brought it down at night . He taught me and my brother how to fold it , and to never let it touch the ground. When he got Alzheimers, me and my brother , one of us would raise it in the morning and one would take it down at night . Poppa would stand and salute it while we did. He passed in 2011 at the age of 95 and loved our Country so much
Your father is a true American.
@@markburgess290 Thank you sir .
You absolutely cannot comprehend the love and pride we have for our country. You will never be able to wrap your mind around it. It's all good.
If you play the video to the end there is a quote. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord”
This battle happened during the war of 1812, The British army that attacked fort Henry was the same one that burned Washington DC to the ground. They were going to do the same thing to Baltimore, but they had to reduce the fort that defended Baltimore harbor (fort Henry) or their ships would be under fire from the fort and unable to support the invading troops. This miraculous defense, along with Andrew Jackson's unlikely victory in the battle of New Orleans turned the course of that war, and led to a U.S. victory
There were 2 ground assaults to take Baltimore, but were repulsed by the American army. So, a navel assault was formed, but first the fort guarding the entrance to the harbor needed to be neutralized and the chains stretching across the entrance to the hardor removed to attack the town. After a 25 hour bombardment of the fort to which the British exhausted most of their ammunition, but still leaving the fort in operational condition and being too dangerous to do close quarter combat with... the British withdrew.
@@theaffiliate4208 yup. that's true. The actual battle was more dramatic than the one in the story IMO.
When i jpoined the Army my Sergeant told us this story and said this is the backstory reason why we never let the flag touch the ground. no matter what.
Blessed is the nation who's God is the Lord....
These days it seems like people who don’t live here respect what our flag means more than some who live here!!!! It should mean everything
Fort McHenry is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from Chesapeake Bay on September 13-14, 1814. The colors of the flag are symbolic, red symbolizes hardiness and valor, white symbolizes purity and innocence, and blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice. 13 stars for 13 colonies at the time, 13 red and white lines also. Not standing and paying respect during the National anthem in the US is particularly disrespectful. The most important event in recent memory was this battle, it brought to an end the war and America was finally a country, a government of the people, by the people, for the people, the first of its kind in human history, it would change the course of history.
Absolutely.
🙏🏼❤️🇺🇸
As a former Army attack helicopter pilot with combat experience, I’ll not lower my flag, even though our government is in shambles…we are so corrupt I don’t think we can come back…I won’t die on my knees…
I know people in other countries often wonder why us Americans are the way we are and this is why! It’s who we come from and what we fight to protect. It’s in our DNA
Yall are definitely our brothers and sisters now.
You should go listen to Johnny Cash the ragged flag. Pretty sure that's the name of the song
We are as tough as we are, thanks to the British. We will never allow that situation to ever happen again.
The British are our Mother Land 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
I would rather die on my feet than on my knees I will go to jail for the flag my family has died for our freedom . I will do anything for my country .
We're still here!
It was from the war in 1812. The British attacked Fort McKinley in Baltimore.
We declared Independence in 1775, with the war with Britian ending in 1783. The Star Spangled Banner was penned in 1814 during the British siege of Ft McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland.
Don't feel bad, they don't teach this in OUR history here in the US either. We just get told Francis Scott Key wrote the song, and that is about it. There is a large movement to delete American Patriotism at the youth level through the school system. The government and "teachers" will deny it but it is very obvious to those of us that are paying attention.
Most of us still believe that the flag should never touch the ground and this is the basis of that belief
It was 1812 after we had won our independence less than 20 years earlier and we wound up winning this one too
And this is why we don't let our Flag touch the ground
The stars represent all the states in the USA. The red and white there are a total of 13 stripes each one representing one of the original 13 colonies.
As I am writing this I am crying
Check out a video about the American Revolution the first war between the US (well at that time the British Colonies) and Britain
There are 13 stripes which represent the 13 original colonies. The number of stars represent each state.
13 stripes = 13 original colonies
Stars = the states. It has changed as more were added through expansion into the west with the current amount being 50 for 50 states
Colors= Red: valor and bravery. White: purity and innocence. Blue: vigilance, perseverance, and justice
The American flag's colors are red and white horizontal stripes with a square field of blue containing 50 white stars. There are 50 stars, one for each state. There are 7 red and 6 white stripes, totaling 13 to represent the 13 colonies. When I was serving in the US Army, they told us: the red stripes represent the blood that has, is, and will be shed for continuing freedom and the white stripes represents truth.
1814 The War of 1812
The stars represent the states thats why in our history we have had different amounts of stars
Check out Bob Hope since WWII he traveled WITH BEST AMERCAIN STARS AND HERORS through all American wars vitinam. BEST AMBASSADOR EVER.
Stars represent the states....the 13 stripes represent the original 13 colonies
This is why the flag should never be on the ground
the stars represent the current states the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies , this took place in the War of 1812 it was after the revolutionary war which was in 1776 when we won are independents then Britain tried again 1812 and I believe that was the last time.
And us Americans are willing to go to jail over the flag
This was the war of 1812 the revolution war was 1776
It was the war of 1812 the British came back for round two with the US and got whooped again
Yea to me our flag means more to me than life itself cuz of all those that died to keep it up god bless and thank u guys for ur kind words now all these yrs later the UK is one of ur closest allies and a great one 🇪🇺🇺🇸🇬🇧🗽🗽
The stars represent the number of states in our country. And yes this is what actually happened.
Stars are our states the stripes are our colonies they were 13 colonies
Americans have and still do die for that flag. We NEVER let her touch the ground. We may lower it to half mast, but it doesn't come down. God bless the USA.
God Bless America, one nation under God.
The stars started as 13 stars on the American flag for the 13 colonies that created the Americas. Then it progressively got bigger because now we have 50 stars on the American flag designated for each state of the United States. The red is blood and the white is country.
Colors of the American flag::: Red--valor and bravery. White-- purity and innocence. Blue-- vigilance perseverance and justice. The 50 Stars --representing the 50 states. 13 stripes representing the 13 original colonies
the red and white stripes represent the first 13 states of the usa
The red is valor. The white is good. The blue is justice. The stars are representative of each state.
There a lot of states that are bigger than many European countries, so the fact that we’ve stuck together for this long is amazing.. but it’s becoming a bit tattered.
Smithtonian backs this story just a few differences
we were #1 enemies and now we are #1 allies. funny how that worked out.
You wouldn’t be taught this because England lost the war and it wasn’t about your freedom on the line.
The stripes on the flag represent the original 13 colonies along the east coast and the fifty stars represents each state.
War of 1812
1776
The stars representing the amount of states in the United States
We declared our independence July 4th 1776 which is considered to be the start of the Revolutionary War, won our Independence in 1783. The years that followed were hard and full of strife for a new country trying to get started and put a government in place. England had been violating trade and maritime rights, attacking trade ships and forcing the Americans they took from those ships into servitude on their ships as forced labor, or impressment, they were also making deals with Native Americans to attack some of the colonies and the citizens, there were issues from the French Revolution that contributed also - The United States declared WAR in 1812 "The War of 1812 - when the British came back to the U.S. and burned the Capital to the ground trying to take control of the USA again. Because of the cost ( both in Men & money) of the Revolutionary War, the effort put into fighting for our freedom - the War of 1812 was just as important, if not more so - the Americans knew if we lost to the British, and our newfound Flag and Nation could be lost indefinitely, all the sacrifice to win our freedom would be lost, and again we would be under British rule. There would be NO surrender, Our forefathers, many of the Englishmen themselves - were willing to fight to the last man if necessary, to retain our Independence. I am a Veteran - and we will willingly fight for that again, and die if need be, so our children and their children can have the freedoms and liberties that this Country represents...