Five Ways to Demonstrate Pride through your Flag

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by Max Miller

When we see the flag, we are reminded of our country's abiding promise of freedom and liberty. We see the American flag in public places - on the flagpoles of schools and libraries - and those are great places for their prominence. Some of us have a holder on our front porches in which we display the flag on special occasions, such as Flag Day, the Fourth of July, and every four years on Election Day. The problem is that the flag is not always displayed in a manner that best expresses that freedom through imaginative new demonstrations.

There are more ways to exhibit pride in our country through the American flag than just the usual displays. The following are five unusual new ways to consider using the flag to demonstrate pride:

1. Create a prominence for the flag in your front yard
Why limit the visibility of the flag to your front porch when your whole neighborhood can see it on any given day? Building or purchasing a pole for your front yard is not as expensive or as time consuming as one would think. It can also be ringed by cement or a grouping of stones that you can purchase from your local hardware store. Get the flag up higher and you can even purchase a larger flag to express your neighborhood's patriotism.

2. One word - bunting
When we think of bunting, we think of the World Series. That is because the World Series is one of the few traditions left for bunting. Did you know that bunting was once the most frequent use of the flag in this country? Homes with large porches used bunting to cover the faces of the porch, and this included the homes of Presidents. Bunting is a way to decorate the exterior faces of your home without soiling or improperly using the traditional flag.

3. Indoor display
Why limit the flag to outdoor use? The flag can be on display in your home with dignity and respect. We sometimes put sports memorabilia and art in places of distinction; why not the American flag? The flag can be on display on your wall, as long as it is not pinned or stuck to the face of the wall. Using nice mounted clips is one idea for allowing the flag to hang freely without sticking to the wall. If you have a high ceiling, the flag may also hang from a holder in the beams above doorways or exposed areas.

4. Take the flag with you
You can display the flag from the open bed of a truck as long as it is securely fastened to a pole and not making contact with the truck. The flag will then flap in the breeze as you drive to your destination. Just ensure that you don't drive so fast that it would become detached and fall to the ground.

5. More is better
Why limit yourself to just one flag? There are no limits to the amount of flags, large or small, that you can put on display. A number of smaller flags, placed equidistantly along the walkway to your door for instance, would prominently display your pride in your country.


Don't limit the American flag to ordinary uses; use your imagination to craft dynamic, new, and prominent displays for the symbol of our liberty. Always follow flag etiquette and never allow the flag to be soiled. It should always be displayed in a manner that demonstrates respect.

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Numbers 30 and 31 for the International Maritime Code

The International Nautical Flag for Thirty

Only thirty and thirty-one are shown since they are reflective of the lunar calendar. As of yet there is no 32nd day of the month, even in a leap year. Basically each day of the month gets its own flag. Can you recognize the flag of your birth date?

Also, the moon has been an important tool for mariners through the ages - as it relates to tides, sailing conditions, life cycles and of when and where to drop anchor.

The flag for thirty is based upon the Roman Numeral for thirty, which is made up of three letters 'Xs' as XXX. Furthermore it is reflective of the city flag for Amsterdam in Holland - the leading city of Western Civilization.

The United States may seem like the cultural leader of the Western World, but rather it is the USA that follows in the wake of the Netherlands. Always remember that the founders of NYC were from the Netherlands not England, Scotland, Ireland, or Germany. When you compare NYC to Amsterdam, America's NYC is more like North Korea while Amsterdam is the true 'Freedom-City' of the Earth as of 2012 AD.


The International Maritime Flag for Thirty-One

Finally the flag for the thirty one, the last flag in this expansion. Why does it stop at thirty-one? Because they are only thirty-one days in a lunar cycle.

Near the fly is the core symbol for Korea - with a modified Yin and Yang symbol.

The phases of the moon are essentially reflected in this symbol that originates in China. There are also three white 'Yang' dashes that 'synchronistically' represent thirty.

These two flags are the anchors of the international maritime signal charts that represents the East and the West. Likewise there is quaint harmony since Japan gets the 'alpha' position as first number one flag, while Korea falls into the 'omega' final thirty-first flag.

Almost by accident the civilizations from Rome to China are reflected in these proverbial last of mariner anchor flags.

International Maritime Nautical Flags Expanded 21 to 29

Here are international Maritime flags from 21 to 29. Most of the flags in the twenties are tinged with an element of blue. But the nautical flag for 21 is reflective of 'Blackjack' - which is represented figuratively by an Ace of Spades and Queen of Hearts.

The Maritime flag for Twenty One












The Maritime Flag for Twenty-Two

This flag is loosely based upon the ICS flag for number two, but the colours are reversed and two extra dots are present.







The Maritime Flag for Twenty-Three

Originally France holds the ICS pattern for three, but for twenty-three Russia gets respects, or its Serbia? I guess it's whatever you want.







The Maritime Flag for Twenty-Four

Again this is based on the number fourteen, which is derivative of the ICS flag for four and NATO flag for four.







The Maritime Flag for Twenty-Five


Just as twenty-five has an un-noticed symmetry like 69, this flag is geometrically symmetrical.








The Maritime Flag for Twenty-Six
Can you see the six dots and two halves in the this flag that reflect two and six?









The Maritime Flag for Twenty-Seven
This is based upon NATO's flag for seven but with a Canadian accent, or rather Peruvian. Many nations get accidental representation in the official ICS flag chart which includes Japan, France, Denmark, England, Ukraine, Finland, Scotland, Costa Rica, Poland, Indonesia, Monaco, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. It's only appropriate since Canada is the proverbial 'life-coast guard' of Earth. Canada like the Coast Guard is strong, intelligent, talented, peaceful, mostly friendly, official, and very very helpful.


The Maritime Flag for Twenty-Eight
This is based upon the ICS number two flag but is made up of eight parts: a yellow sun, three yellow stripes, three blue trapezoids, and large blue trapezoid holding the sun.






The Maritime Flag for Twenty-Nine
Since crosses appear so many times its only fair that some other spiritual symbols appear as well in this case a crescent moon and six pointed star.

International Nautical Maritime Number Flags Expanded - 11 to 20

These flags are expanded up to number twenty. Their patterns are based upon the nautical number flags for NATO and the agreed International Code. They combine certain elements between the two numerical systems - some are more NATO than International Code.

The Number 11

All the colours were conserved and the design was altered a bit. ICS number one was reversed and NATO number one was moved to the side.


















The Number 12

The pattern is mostly based on the ICS flag for two while the colous of NATO's number two are conserved as discs.

















The Number 13



The colours are taken directly from NATO's number three but put vertically in honor of ICS's number three, conserving the design of ICS and the blue of its fly.














The Number 14

These two flags already look similar in design and pattern. It is a balanced merge of NATO's number four and ICS's number four flag.
















The Number 15

Again the colours are shared between NATO and ICS for five, thus this is fusion of patterns.

















The Number 16

This was the most difficult to combine, so a new direction was taken while conserving the old. The six dots match up symbolically to make one think six. All colours are conserved as well.

















The Number 17

The number seventeen is a little different. Its pattern is based upon the home state of the first man to walk on the moon - Neil Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong was born in Ohio and it was the seventeenth state in the Union.









The Number 18

This pattern of ICS's number eight dominates while the colours of NATO's number eight make up this fusion flag.


















The Number 19

The essence of ICS's number nine is totally conserved while NATO's number nine's colours and pattern take hold on the fly and hoist.


















The Number 20

ICS's flag for number two combines with NATO's zero flag. The blue dot mirrors the shape of a zero minus the hole. The five pluses also convey a non-zero value, although a zero is used to represent the number twenty.

International Signal Flag for the Golden Ratio - PHI

The flag uses the international maritime signal flags of one and six. Thus up the numerical golden ratio known in mathematics as PHI.

The most important element is the ratio of separation between the two red dots. The ratio of their diameters are equivalent to the ratios A THE LARGER plus b the minor. Likewise the space between them is equal to b the minor, via a square made from A THE LARGER.

International Nautical Singnal Flag for E or Euler's Number

Here is the international Flag for 'e.' 'E' is sort of like Pi as a magic ratio of numbers found in nature.

International Maritime Nautical Flag for Pi or 3.14

Flag for Pi or 3.14 equals this


Pi is the ratio of the Diameter to the Circumference.

Coincidentally this flag is made up of the numerical elements of the international nautical code that are reflective of Pi. The flag is based upon the flag for the number three which looks like a the French Flag for the whole number three. In the center of the white section is a red disc similar to design to the flag for the number one, which looks like the national flag for Japan. Finally within the red disc is white cross on red which represents the number four in interntional flag code - which is also like the flag of Denmark.

It makes both logical and illogical sense that the accepted flags for three, one, and four harmoniously align as a 'Good Flag' to represent Pi - 3.14 and coincidentally combined to show us a circle with a diameter that is accidentally cut into a shape of a four sliced pizza pie.

Also the international nautical flags for one, three, and four naturally express those numerical values. For there is one red dot on the flag for one. Three parts make up the flag for three and four can be found quarters for the flag of four.

It really is dumb luck (or amazing destiny) that any of the international number flags also have circles. Also note that France, Japan, and Denmark are natural international leaders of our free world and when working together, can solve problems on a multilateral front with a more rounded point of view.

I suppose a multilateral team of Korea, England, and the Netherlands would counterbalance the national team of Pi?