The Friends of John Paul II Foundation of the greater Washington, DC area had the honor of obtaining United States Flags that were flown over the United State Capitol on October 16, 2020 to remember the 100th. Birthday year of our Pope Saint John Paul II. These flags will be distributed to other Friends of John Paul II Foundations in the United States during our celebration of the 100th Birthday in Washington, DC.
The tradition of having flags flown over the United States Capitol started in 1937 when a member of Congress requested that a flag to be flown over the United States Capitol. Now, every year, Americans can request a flag flown in the same way through the Capitol Flag Program.
We wish to thank Karen Bronson who works in the office for the Chaplain of the House of Representations who was instrumental in getting these commemorative flags for us. Those who will receive the flag will have a memory that will last for generations.
The flag of the United Sates of American often referred to the American Flag or the U.S. flag is the national flag. It consists of thirteen equal horizonal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (refereed to specifically as the ”union”) bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in the nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six flags (top and bottom) alternate with rows of five stars. The 50 states on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America, and the 13 strips represent the stipes of the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and become the first states in the U.S. Nicknames of the flag include the Stars and Stripes and Old Glory and the Star-Spangled Banner. The current design of the US. Flag is its 27th; the design of the flag has been modified officially 26 times since 1777. The 48 -star flag was in effect for 47 years until the 49-star version became official on July 4, 1959. The 50-star was ordered by then President Eisenhower on August 21, 1950 and was adopted in July 1960. It is the longest -used version of the U.S. flag and has been in use for over 60 years.
By Cecilia and Raymond Glembocki
