The 181st anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army by the Continental Congress in 1775 saw the unfurling and dedication of the Army flag to the public at Independence Hall, Philadelphia. It measures 4 feet 4 inches by 6 inches and is made from white silk. The War Office seal inspired the blue embroidered central design. Inscribed in white letters is the text " United States Army Flag", which is inscribed on a scarlet scroll below with the year "1775". The Secretary of the Army designates the Army Headquarters and authorized agencies.

A brief history of the years

The Army Flag staff has 187 streamers, which represent the campaigns that the Army has fought over its history. Each streamer measures 2(3/2) inches in width by 4 feet in length and is embroided with the campaign name and the year. These colors are derived from the campaign ribbon, which was allowed to be used in war service.

Campaign streamers were popularized in Civil War when Army units embroidered the dates and names of battles on their organization colors. This practice was stopped in 1890. Silver bands with the names of battles were allowed to be placed around the staffs of units. General Pershing allowed small ribbons containing the names of World War I operations that could be used when AEF units couldn't obtain silver bands during World War I. In 1921, all color-bearing Army units could use large campaign streamers.

In August 1964, the Office of the Chief of Military History prepared the "Army Flag and Its Streamers". It was jointly created by the Office of the Chief of Information, the U.S. Army Exhibit Unit in order to provide general summaries of each campaign shown on the Army Flag. Later, the Center of Military History updated it to include Vietnam campaigns. It will be updated to include the missing Armed Forces Expeditions and the campaigns in Southwest Asia in the future.

The 181st anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army by the Continental Congress in 1775 saw the unfurling and dedication of the Army flag to the public at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It measures 4 feet 4 inches by 6 inches and is made from white silk. The War Office seal inspired the blue embroidered central design. In white letters, the text "United States Army" is inscribed on a scarlet scroll below with the year "1775" below. The Secretary of the Army designates the Army Headquarters and authorized agencies.

Here are some quick facts about the US Army Flag

1. The Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777 declared: "Resolved to make the flag of America thirteen stripes alternately white and red; that union be thirteen stars each white in a field blue representing a new constellation.

2. Act of January 13th 1794 allowed for 15 stars or 15 stripes to be added after May 1795.

3. Act of April 4, 1818 established that the flags for each state were to be adorned with 13 stripes and one star on the 4th of July, after each new state had been admitted.

4.Executive order of President Taft dated June 24, 1912 established the flag's proportions and allowed stars to be arranged in six horizontal rows of eight each. Each star had one point.

5. The arrangement of the stars was made possible by President Eisenhower's January 3, 1959 Executive Order.

6. Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated August 21, 1959 laid down the arrangement of the stars in nine horizontally and eleven vertically staggered rows.