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Betsy Ross and the US Flag

Betsy Ross

The story attached to Betsy Ross, what the record actually supports, and the flag itself: its design, its history banner by banner, and the rules that govern its use.

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Official references

The flag documents preserved in this section include the sources most often requested by readers: NTP 13(B), the Navy's flag and honors manual (PDF), and AR 840-10, the Army's regulation on flags and guidons (PDF). The United States Flag Code is preserved in full, and DA Pamphlet 600-60, a guide to protocol and etiquette (PDF) accompanies them.

The flag of the United States has carried many names in common speech: the American flag, the Star-Spangled Banner, Old Glory. Every one of them means the banner whose story this section keeps.