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Front Page News
June 11, 2014
Flag Folding Ceremony
The flag-folding ceremony described by the Uniformed
Services Code is a dramatic and uplifting way to honor the United
States flag on special days, like Memorial Day, or Veterans Day, and
sometimes used at retirement and funerals.
The following is to be read as Honor Guard or Flag Detail is coming
forward:
The flag-folding ceremony represents the same religious principles
on which our country was originally founded. The portion of the flag
denoting honor is the canton of the blue containing the stars
representing the states our veterans served in uniform. The canton
field of blue dresses from left to right and is inverted when draped
as a pall on the casket of a veteran who has served our country in
uniform.
In the Armed Forces of the United States, at the ceremony of retreat
the flag is lowering, folded in a triangle fold and under watch
throughout the night as a tribute to our nation’s honor dead The
next morning it is brought out and’ at the ceremony of reveille’ run
aloft as a symbol of our belief in the resurrection of the body. “
The First Fold of the flag is a symbol of life.
The Second Fold is a symbol of our belief in eternal life.
The Third Fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veteran
departing our ranks who gave a portion of life for the defense of
our country to attain a peace throughout the world.
The Forth Fold represents our weaker nature, for as American
citizens trusting in god, it is to Him we turn in times of peace as
well as in times of war for His divine guidance.
The Fifth Fold is a tribute to our country, for in the words of
Stephen Decatur, Our country, in dealing with other countries, may
she always be right: But it is still our country, right or wrong.
The Sixth Fold is for where our hearts lie. It is with our heart
that we pledge to the flag of the United States if America, and to
the Republic for which it stands, one nation , under God,
indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.
The Seventh fold is a tribute it our Armed Forces, for it is through
the Armed Forces that we protect our country and our flag against
all her enemies, whether they be found within or without the
boundaries of our republic.
The Eighth Fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley
of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day, and
honor mother, for whom it flies on Mother’s Day.
The Ninth Fold is a tribute to womanhood; for it has been through
their faith, love, loyalty, and devotion that the characters of the
men and women who have made this country great have been molded.
The Tenth Fold is a farther, for, he too, has given his sons or
daughters for the defense of our country since they were born.
The Eleventh Fold, in threes of a King Solomon, and glories, in
their eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
The Twelfth Fold, in the eyes of a Christian Citizen, represents an
emblem of eternity and glorifies in the eyes, God the father, the
son, and Holy Ghost.
When the flag is completely folded the stars are uppermost,
reminding us of our national motto, ‘In God we Trust.
After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it takes on the
appearance of a cocked hat, even reminding us of the soldiers who
served under General George Washington, and the sailors and marines,
who served under Captain John Paul Jones< who were followed by their
shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, Preserving for
us the rights, privileges, and freedoms we enjoy today.
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