The United States Air Force came into existence in 1947.  The distinctive color (flag) of the Air Force was established in 1951.  The flag background is a special shade known as “Air Force blue.”  The central shield has a stylized thunderbolt symbol of the kind used in the Roman Empire.  The blue sh...

In 1959 a special seal was created for the United States Navy.  Later that seal was used on a flag to be displayed on shore by color guards.  The basic design was a reproduction of the Navy seal which had been in use for almost 200 years.  It shows a Revolutionary War vessel with the national flag,...

The Revenue Cutter Service, predecessor of the United States Coast Guard, had a flag designed for it in 1799. That flag, with vertical stripes, is still in use but it was not chosen by the Coast Guard when a ceremonial color was adopted in July 1951.  The United States coat of arms, dating from 1782...

Texas passed its Flag Act in 1933, describing the exact specifications for its Flag. The Flag Act named blood red, azure blue, and white as the official colors, and outlined the exact location of the lone white star. The white star resides on a vertical blue stripe at the hoist. The remainder of the...

The flag for the United States Army was created in 1956. It has a white background with emblems in blue and red -- national colors. The design was based on the Army seal adopted in 1779 by the Continental Congress. It includes a cuirass (breast plate) that represents the Army defending the nation. T...

The Virginia state Flag consists of the state seal on a blue field. Two figures reside in the seal, the Roman goddess Virtus, and the dead body of Tyranny. Virtus represents Virginia dressed as an Amazon warrior, a sword and spear in either hand, her foot on the dead body of Tyranny. The state motto...

A variety of colors were carried by the United States Marine Corps troops from the Revolution onward. Their designs varied. The emblem of the Corps, consisting of a globe placed over an anchor and bearing at the top an eagle, has been in use from at least the First World War onward. The globe featur...

When Colorado entered the Union in 1876 it was known as the Centennial State or the Columbine State, so the red C can stand for either of those names or for the state itself. For many years Colorado was ruled by Spain, the name meaning red. Like Arizona, the red and yellow recall the Spanish colors....

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The current Flag of California is meant to be a recreation of the original Californian Flag that was lost in the devastating earthquake of 1906. California was without a state Flag until 1911. The grizzly bear that appears on the white field is now extinct but in 1846 would have been an ideal symbol...

The Oklahoma state flag was designed by Luise Fluke and Dr. Joseph Thoburn and adopted in 1925 for a Daughters of the American Revolution competition. The name of the state was added in 1941. The design consists of an Osage war shield crossed by an olive branch and a peace pipe on a light blue field...

The Daughters of the American Revolution organized another state flag contest won by DAR member D. Cornell Gebhardt in 1917. The winning flag design, adopted in 1921, is on a background of three vertical red, white and blue stripes representing Iowa's part in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. The blue st...