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May 4 , 2023

 

 

What the American flag means to me

By: Katie Doerner

Have you ever thought about what the American flag means to you? The American flag means multiple different things to many different people. In this essay I am going to tell you what the American flag means to me. According to Allegiance Flag Supply, the American flag means,"hardiness, valor, purity, innocence, vigilance, perseverance, and justice." But to me the American flag means five things, courage, bravery, strength, loyalty, and independence.

,Firstly, the American flag means courage, bravery, and strength to me because of all the wars fought. Some of them being lost, and some of them being victories. But no matter what, they held that flag high with courage and bravery. People had to train hard to go to war. From push-ups, to pull-ups, to curl-ups, to jumping jacks, and air squats, it takes strength to train. We wouldn't have our American Flag if we didn't have courage, bravery, and strength!

Secondly, the American flag means loyalty. If we weren't loyal to our friends, country, and family we wouldn't have America. If we didn't have America, we wouldn't have America's flag. Now, I know it can be hard to be loyal, but always try your best to be! Also, our flag means independence. Our congress signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. On that day, we held the flag high knowing that we would be free forever! Every year on July 4, we celebrate our independence and freedom with parties and fireworks!

Many different people think the colors on the American flag mean different things. The American flag has a blue square with fifty stars. The stars representing the fifty states. There are seven red stripes and six white stripes, making a total of thirteen stripes. The thirteen stripes represent the thirteen colonies that started the United States of America. To me the red stripes mean the bloodshed in wars. The white means freedom and the blue means loyalty.

I am on the flag team at my school. Being on the flag team has taught me how to respect and honor the American flag. First, you can respect the flag by putting your hand on your heart every time you say the Pledge of Allegiance. Second, you can respect the flag by stopping what you are doing, take your hat off, and put your hand over your heart every time you hear the National Anthem. Lastly, never ever let the American flag touch the ground.

Finally, many people in my family have served and are serving in the military. My great grandpa served in WWI. When I went to his funeral I remember they did the 21 gun salute to honor them. All the people in my family that are veterans and are currently serving have really taught me to always respect the flag! In conclusion, the American flag means many different things to me. No matter what the flag means to you or what it means to me, or anyone else, you should always respect and honor the American flag!

 

What the Flag Means to Me

By Ryder Finster

The American flag is what represents our country and our people also the people who died to give us the America that we have today.

The red in the American flag, to me represents our firepower, our drive to protect the ones we love, our bravery ,and the blood the soldiers shed to make sure we are safe. The white in the American flag, to me represents the soldiers who died, looking down-on us, proud to serve and protect our country. It also represents our freedom as Americans ,this is what drives people to move to America, this is what people call "the American dream."

 

The blue in the American flag, to me represents our comfort, knowing that we're always safe and protected.The blue also means liberty, that's why all 50 stars are in the blue and not the red or white

The emotions I feel when I see the American flag are:proud, happy,and protected . That is what the American flag means to me.

 

 

 

What The Flag Means To Me

by Isabel Grispino

 

Have you ever thought about what the U.S. flag means to you? To me it means freedom,

sacrifice, and protection, but there is so much more! Our history is a very big part of our

America, but without our military, our soldiers, we wouldn't even have a country. We would've just stayed under the rule of Great Britain, but instead we fought for our rights, for our freedom.

Firstly, I would like to say that if we didn't have our loses and our mistakes we wouldn't of

gotten better as a country. I personally love America because when I see the flag I just think of freedom. We fought for equality during the Civil War, and for freedom against Great Britain. What I'm trying to say is we don't give up easily, we joined together 13 colonies and fought

against Britain instead of staying under their control. In the past we would constantly fight for our rights, and we didn't give up when it got rough. We had fought long and hard to earn our freedom, and we did.

Secondly, the flag represents sacrifice. We've lost a lot of our soldiers in war and in battle. But they did not die in vain. Everyone who died in those battles fought for their country. Some of them died in World War 1, World War 2, and et cedera. It could've been any war or battle, but the point is that they weren't going to die without having faith in their country, they probably

 

wanted to see it succeed, and they were going too fight to see that through. Americans don't give up, and they never will.

Lastly, when I see the flag I'm reminded that I'm protected. When I'm in America I feel very

safe. I've always felt safe in America and I always will. If anything goes wrong we have multiple things that would protect us such as the police, the military, firefighters, and ambulances for if we injure ourselves badly. At school we have drills for if anything goes wrong like the fire drill, tornado drill, earthquake drill, and lockdown drills. We have a majority of things to help us if

anything happens. If you live in America, your already very safe and have almost nothing to worry about!

 

We are very lucky to live in America. Freedom, sacrifice, and protection are reasons I'm proud of America. Is that what the flag means to you?

 

 

 

 

What the American Flag Means to Me

By: Caden Welsh

 

What the American flag means to me is home. The land that protects not only me and my people, but those who can not protect themselves. A free land that fought bravely for their

freedom and equality, and eventually the freedom and equality of those that they enslaved. A

land where all people have a say. A land where all are equal. A nation under God, where we stick up for one another even when we do not have to get involved. When I look at our flag I am

reminded of the men and women who sacrificed their lives and those who continue to make

sacrifices for our country. It is thanks to them that I can attend school, have fun with my family and friends, and enjoy my life without fear of those that might want to do us harm. When I look at our flag, I do not just see stars and stripes, I see a beautiful land of bravery, protection, liberty, and justice, favored by God himself. This is what I see when I look up at the Stars and Stripes. I hope that you feel the freedom and beauty that is America as well.

 

 

What the American flag means to me
by Melody Shuler

When I look at the American flag, I think of hope, persistence and freedom. I think of soldiers who fought to make America what it is today. Thanks to those people all US citizens have the rights of life liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

When I look at the American flag, I see the colors red, white, and blue ribbon is for courage like the courageous people who did what they had to do to shape our country. White is for purity because America is independent from other countries and blue is for justice, which is what American stands for.

Living in a free state, equal country means a lot to me. I am thankful for the people who made America this way. If those people didn’t stay strong doing the tough times they wouldn’t have made any progress and America would be different. But they persisted and made America What it is today.

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