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THE ARMY
FLAG
The Army Flag was designed
by the Institute of Heraldry to meet the
need for a flag representing the entire
Army on appropriate occasions. The flag
is authorized only for those individual headquarters
or offices, or headquarters of
organizations designated by the Department
of the Army.
Approved by Executive Order 10670, dated
June 12, 1956, the Vice President of the
United States presented the newly adopted
Army Flag to the secretary of the Army in
a ceremony held June 13, 1956 on the steps
of the Nation's Capitol. It was unfurled for
the first time by the secretary on June 14,
1956 (Flag Day) in Independence Square.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Army Flag is the standard size for colors:
Four feet, four inches hoist, and five feet, six
inches fly. It is made of white silk, or silk type
material, upon which is embroider in blue the
central design of the Department of the Army
Seal. Beneath the device is a broad scarlet
scroll bearing the inscription in white letters,
"United States Army." Beneath the scroll, in
blue Arabic numerals, is "1776," the year the
Army was created.
The Army Flag
except those furnished to Army
attaches
bears a streamer of ribbon for each
official recognized campaign in which the Army
has participated. Campaign streamers are attached
below the spearhead of the flagstaff. A total
of 155, representing battle campaigns dating from
the Revolutionary War period to campaigns
fought in the Republic of Vietnam, appear on today's
Army Flag. (ANF)
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Casper, Willie H., Jr. Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 3: Primary Helicopter Center Facility, book, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24853/m1/14/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.