Mary Rozsa/Daughters of the American Revolution
The Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Inc. reminds everyone that Saturday, June 14, 2025 is Flag Day.
The following information is provided by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution The Wright Administration:
Many people have memorized the Pledge of Allegiance and recited it without thinking about its meaning.
“I Pledge allegiance” means to make a promise.
“To the Flag of the United States of America” means we are making a promise to our country.
“And to the republic for which it stands” means the people living in our country. “One nation under God, indivisible” means all the people are one group and cannot be divided.
“With liberty” means to have freedom.
“And justice for all” means to have the same fair rules for everyone.
The writer Henry Ward Beecher (1813 – 1887) said: “If one asks the meaning of our Flag, I say it means just what Concord and Lexington meant, what Bunker Hill meant. It means the whole glorious Revolutionary War. It means all that the Declaration of Independence meant. It means all that the Constitution of our people, organizing for justice, for liberty, and for happiness, meant.”
Our American Flag, today, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red, alternating with six white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states of the Union.
Symbolism of Colors
• Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valor.
• White symbolizes Purity and Innocence.
• Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice
Before the War of 1812, the American Flag was mostly used to identify ships and ports and was rarely used to express patriotism. The spectacular sight of seeing the Flag, “The Star-Spangled Banner”, fly over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore inspired Americans and led the Flag to icon status.
The first official United States flag was approved by Continental Congress June 14, 1777.
The Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Inc. honors the flag today and remembers and thanks the service members who served our country under our flag, as well as our first responders who unselfishly help those in need. They represent the best of what our nation stands for.
The DAR perpetuates the memory and spirit of the men and women who won American independence. Any woman who is lineally descended from an ancestor who aided the patriot cause during the American Revolution may be eligible to join. The DAR is a nonprofit lineage society focused on historical preservation, community education and patriotism. For more information visit www.sarahriggshumphreysDAR.org
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution asks everyone to celebrate the 250th Birthday of the United States of America and the Patriots that achieved American Independence. For more information visit https://honoringourpatriots.dar.org/
