Flag Informative Speech

In this country, a person is very likely see the United States flag, also known as “Old Glory,” flying high whether someone has it outside their house, it is near a public facility such as a school, or a young child could be waving it proudly on the Fourth of July. Although it is an iconic symbol in our country, not many people truly knows what it symbolizes or all the rules to respecting the flag. Do people really know the history behind it? If someone answered the question of what they know about its meaning, they may answer by describing how it looks, and that the fifty stars on the flag represent the states. They may know about how the thirteen stripes represent the thirteen colonies. What else is there besides that? To begin, the flag
For the former, the flag cannot touch anything beneath it, which implies the ground. If this happens, it usually is destroyed by burning it in a dignified manner. For the latter statement, hanging the flag upside down means a distress signal. Some other facts are that it cannot be used as drapery or worn on a person. The flag will remain in the same way it has been made without any alterations such as drawings on it. When it comes to display or seeing the colors for a game, the flag will always be on the right side because it is the position of honor. For example, if someone sees a Color Guard, they may see something such as a person carrying a rifle on the front (the lead rifle), the American Flag next, usually the state flag afterwards, and another person with a rifle (the trailing rifle.) There may be more or less positions, but when someone is viewing the people form the rear, the American flag will always be on the right side of any other flag. Many other rules are used for ceremonial reasons, such as how the flag is raised or lowered, displaying outdoors, saluting the flag, but it is done for the same intent: to honor the