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	Star Spangled Banner
		When the time came to sew the elements of the flag together, they realized that their house was not large enough.
		Thrilled by the sight of the flag and the knowledge that the fort had not fallen, Key took a letter from his pocket, and began to write some verses on the back of it.
		The flag had become a popular attraction; in 1912, the owner, Eben Appleton, of New York, believing that the flag should be kept in the National Museum, donated it to the Smithsonian on the condition that it would remain there forever.
	www.150.si.edu /chap3/flag.htm (749 words)

	White flag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A white flag signifies to all that an approaching negotiator is unarmed, with an intent to surrender or a desire to communicate.
		The improper use of a white flag is forbidden by the rules of war and constitutes a war crime of perfidy.
		An unadorned white flag was the standard of the Stewards of Gondor in the Middle-earth legendarium of author J.R.R. Tolkien.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_truce (650 words)

	Flag of Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flag of Florida consists of a red saltire (diagonal cross) on a white background, with the seal of Florida superimposed on the center.
		From 1868 to 1900, the flag of Florida was simply the seal of Florida on a white background.
		The flag of Alabama is a plain red saltire, as is the flag of Saint Patrick which is incorporated into the Union Flag of the United Kingdom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Florida (302 words)

	Flag of truce - Emblem of truce's historical hue \| Chicago Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Flag of truce - Emblem of truce's historical hue
		Immediately a flag of truce was hoisted on the wharf, and shortly after a boat bearing a white flag was sent from the Wachusett.
		Under a flag of truce, Osceola attended a peace council at Fort Despite the flag of truce, Osceola was captured, bound, and incarcerated at Fort
	wideask.com /?q=flag-of-truce (291 words)

	2nd Confederate Flag
		Its incorporation of the Confederate Battle flag (from the Army of Virginia) was meant to be in tribute to the valor of the Confederate fighting man. It had 13 stars - one for each member state of the Confederacy.
		One of the first uses of this flag was to drape the coffin of southern General Stonewall Jackson who died in mid-may 1863.
		This flag was discontinued in 1865 and a new Third Confederate flag adopted when it was decided that it too often resembled a flag of truce in light wind.
	www.ultimateflags.com /usahist/second_confederate.html (155 words)

	American Flag Blog » 2005 » April
		In a country where some refused to salute the flag because it symbolized a regime led by Christians and their wealthy Muslim allies prior to the 1975-1990 civil war, the national emblem is finally being adopted by all.
		Each flag is unrolled from its staff and small vacuum cleaners are used to remove dirt, dust and pollen, which is sent to a laboratory for analysis.
		Denmark’s flag, adopted in 1219, is the oldest.
	www.flagstuff.com /blog/2005/04 (4594 words)

	The Avalon Project : General Orders No. 100
		The use of the enemy's national standard, flag, or other emblem of nationality, for the purpose of deceiving the enemy in battle, is an act of perfidy by which they lose all claim to the protection of the laws of war.
		If it be discovered, and fairly proved, that a flag of truce has been abused for surreptitiously obtaining military knowledge, the bearer of the flag thus abusing his sacred character is deemed a spy.
		So sacred is the character of a flag of truce, and so necessary is its sacredness, that while its abuse is an especially heinous offense, great caution is requisite, on the other hand, in convicting the bearer of a flag of truce as a spy.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/lieber.htm (7205 words)

	The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
		When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting from a window, balcony, or a building, the union should be at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half staff.
		The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of states, localities, or societies are grouped for display.
		When one flag is used with the flag of the United States of America and the staffs are crossed, the flag of the United States is placed on its own right with its staff in front of the other flag.
	www.flaghouse.org /about/a_flag.html (4285 words)

	Cartel Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ships called cartel ships, which act as bearers of a flag of truce, may not be seized while fulfilling their mission, even if they belong to the navy.
		I would assume the same was the case at Pondicherry in 1780, although whether the flag of truce at that time was white I don't know--a white truce flag on a French ship in 1780 would seem rather easily confused with a white French ensign.
		In "Flags", 1881, A.MacGeorge wrote, "A flag of truce is white, both at sea and on land, but on board ship it is customary to hoist with it the national flag of the enemy -- the white flag at the main and the enemy's ensign at the fore."
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/xf-crtl.html (813 words)

	First World War.com - Feature Articles - The Christmas Truce
		On the eve of the Truce, the British Army (still a relatively small presence on the Western Front) was manning a stretch of the line running south from the infamous Ypres salient for 27 miles to the La Bassee Canal.
		Incidents of temporary truces and outright fraternisation were more common at this stage in the war than many people today realise – even units that had just taken part in a series of futile and costly assaults, were still willing to talk and come to arrangements with their opponents.
		With the Truce in full swing up and down the line there were a number of recorded games of soccer, although these were really just 'kick-abouts' rather than a structured match.
	www.firstworldwar.com /features/christmastruce.htm (2388 words)

	US Navy Flag Ceremonies
		Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
		The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field.
		This flag is known as a "courtesy ensign." When a host country has a merchant ensign that differs from its national flag used ashore, it is the merchant ensign that is displayed as the courtesy ensign.
	home1.gte.net /vzeohzt4/Seaflags/customs/law.html (1920 words)

	Heritage Preservation Association
		The flag was pure white with the Battle Flag prominently displayed in the upper left corner.
		In several instances, this flag was mistaken for an all white flag of truce.
		The flag of Mississippi was adopted in 1894, long after the federal occupation of the state had ended.
	www.hpa.org /edu/csaflags.htm (1290 words)

	Monocacy National Battlefield
		First Confederate National Flag — This flag was adopted by the Confederate Congress in March, 1861, the seven stars in the blue field represent the states then in the Confederacy.
		Confederate Battle Flag — This flag was made for use by troops in the field after the battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) in 1861.
		Designed with the Confederate Battle Flag as the union in a white field, this flag was often mistaken for a flag of truce.
	www.nps.gov /mono/mo_flags.htm (277 words)

	Geneva Convention Protocol Flags
		Examples of perfidy mentioned in the Protocol are the feigning of an intent to negotiate under a flag of truce or of a surrender and the feigning of protected status by the use of signs, emblems or uniforms of the United Nations or of neutral or other States not Parties to the conflict.
		When used on a flag, "the distance between the outer limits of the sign and the adjacent sides of the flag shall be one radius of a circle.
		An annex to the Protocol "recommends" that if the blue triangle is on a flag, the ground to the triangle be the orange flag, one of the angles of the triangle be pointed vertically upwards, and no angle of the triangle touch the edge of the orange ground.
	www.fotw.us /flags/ifrc-gen.html (626 words)

	The Rebel Flag
		But, the flag shown here, commonly accepted as the Rebel Flag, was never adopted as the national flag of the Confederate States of America.
		The flag that was finally adopted by the legislature of the CSA as the National Flag contained this battle flag as a jack on a white field, with a red stripe running vertically down the leeward side.
		This flag was not used in battle, because when draped (that is, when not being blown by the wind) the white field of the flag could be misunderstood as a Flag of Truce or Surrender.
	home.att.net /~parlangua/the_rebel_flag.htm (1238 words)

	Facts - Office of Cultural & Historical Programs
		Between 1868 and 1900, Florida's state flag consisted of a white field with the state seal in the center.
		During the late 1890s, Governor Francis P. Fleming suggested that a red cross be added, so that the banner did not appear to be a white flag of truce or surrender when hanging still on a flagpole.
		The flag is described in these words: "The seal of the state, of diameter one half the hoist, in the center of a white ground.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /facts/symbols/flag.cfm?page=1&id=1 (183 words)

	Flag of truce - Flag of Truce Clipart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Flag of truce - Flag of Truce Clipart
		In 1863 congress had argued that "the white flag would not be taken for a flag of truce as it was patterned after the old French Bourbon Flag",
		flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce (white flag).
	engineask.com /?q=flag-of-truce (264 words)

	Milestones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		After coordinated diplomatic efforts, the Olympic Truce is observed, giving the opportunity to an International Olympic Committee delegation headed by its president to visit the city and extend its solidarity to the population.
		Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs George Papandreou presents the proposal of Greece for the institutional consolidation of Olympic Truce in the new millennium to the members of the International Olympic Committee.
		The observance of Olympic Truce according to United Nations resolutions offers an opportunity to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan to intervene to seek a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Iraq.
	www.olympictruce.org /html/milestones.html (417 words)

	The white flag of truce. - Sean Hannity Discussion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The "truce" is merely to bargain the TERMS of surrender for the loser/s.
		Italy is perhaps the only country whose flag guidelines specifically mention the white flag as an indication that a fighting force wants to call for a parley, or surrender negotiations.
		Confederate naval commanders, however, detested the flag, as it was often mistaken as a sign of surrender when flying from their masts.
	www.hannity.com /forum/showthread.php?t=40671 (499 words)

	Flag and Banner .com - Purchase American flags, banners, flag poles and custom banners online.
		The National Flag of the United States of America, which is also the Ensign and the Merchant Flag, is known as "The Star-Spangled Banner", "Old Glory", or the "Stars and Stripes".
		When the National flag is ceremonially paraded or hoisted or lowered, all present must face it and stand to attention: those in uniform salute, others place the right hand over the heart, men holding the hat in the right hand.
		As this could not be inverted in case of need as a flag of distress, it laer formed the canton of a flag with a white field; then, lest this be mistaken for a flag of truce, a broad red stripe was added down its fly.
	www.flagandbanner.com /fab/flag.asp?cpage=history1 (961 words)

	Third National Flag of the Confederacy (U.S.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Because it could be mistaken for a flag of truce, the Stainless Banner was modified to include a red bar on the fly.
		The flag was published in newspapers in December, 1864 when it was first proposed in the CS Congress.
		So, while the flag is certainly rarer than either of the other two CS national flags - they were definitely issued during the war.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/us-csa3.html (268 words)

	Second National Flag of the Confederacy, 1863-1865 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		On May 1, the last day of the session, both houses agreed to a flag consisting of a white field, with a length twice as long as its width, and a square Confederate Battle Flag two-thirds the width of the field to be used as a canton (or union) in the upper left.
		Despite the official dimensions provided in the Flag Act of 1863, many copies were made shorter to achieve a more traditional appearance and to prevent the white flag from being mistaken for a flag of truce.
		The Second National Flag was widely known as the "Stainless Banner." Because the first issue of this flag draped the coffin of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, it was also known as the "Jackson Flag."
	www.sos.state.ga.us /museum/html/flag_1863-1865.htm (156 words)

	Coastal Post Article - Flag Desecration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A Jolly Roger or a flag of truce are clearly speech messages.
		The American flag is commonly held to communicate an attitude of respect, adoration, or even worship, of a nation Ñ the United States of America.
		Worship of a particular nation (religion, race, culture, etc.) and of the nation's flag as more sacred than human life lies at the bottom of all the wars that today are wreaking such massive killing, destruction and suffering.
	www.coastalpost.com /95/9/flagdes.htm (672 words)

	truce - definition by dict.die.net
		trewes, triwes, treowes, pl. of trewe a truce, properly, pledge of fidelity, truth, AS.
		Flag of truce (Mil.), a white flag carried or exhibited by one of the hostile parties, during the flying of which hostilities are suspended.
		Truce of God, a suspension of arms promulgated by the church, which occasionally took place in the Middle Ages, putting a stop to private hostilities at or within certain periods.
	dict.die.net /truce (143 words)

	Flags of the 37th Texas Cavalry
		The 2nd National flag of the Confederacy, the "Stainless Banner," was adopted in 1863 resulting from battlefield confusion between the Confederate 1st National Flag (The "Stars and Bars") and the Federal flag.
		The Texas state flag was flown to designate that the 37th was part of the organizational structure of the state of Texas.
		The flag was adopted in 1839, was flown by the Republic of Texas and is still flown as the Texas state flag.
	www.37thtexas.org /html/flags.html (199 words)

	The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
		Her mother, Rebecca Young is documented as having made several flags for the Navy and others over the course of the war for independence.
		Dear Madam, I have lately seen in the newspapers that the noted flag which waved over Fort McHenry in the bombardment of Baltimore is in your possession and is to be sent to the Centennial.
		Using copies of the Baltimore Directory from 1810 and an early nineteenth-century watercolor image of merchant’s flags used to identify cargoes coming in and out of the Port of Baltimore, children working in groups match verbal descriptions of the businesses and their flags in the directory with the visual image.
	www.flaghouse.org /teacher/t_lesson.html (6437 words)

	Flag of Truce
		This is half of what had once been a white linen dish towel that was used as a Confederate flag of truce at Appomattox.
		It was carried by a staff officer of General James Longstreet into the lines of General George Custer, a cavalry commander under General Philip Sheridan.
		General Robert E. Lee was requesting a suspension of fighting while he sought to learn the terms of surrender General Grant was proposing to offer.
	www.civilwar.si.edu /appomattox_flag.html (94 words)

	Stars and Bars Flag - Confederate Flags - Confederate Field Artillery - 3rd Confederate Flag - 2nd Confederate Flag
		The Confederate national flag of 1863, bottom left, also had stars for 11 states and for the secession governments in Kentucky and Missouri.
		The flag resembled a flag of truce, so a red bar was added in 1865, bottom right.
		The best-known Confederate flag was the Battle Flag, the familiar Southern Cross.
	www.grpflags.com /historical_flags/stars_and_bars.htm (250 words)

	Francis Scott Key @ History @ Flag Day Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		On the morning of September 3rd, he and Col. Skinner set sail from Baltimore aboard a sloop flying a flag of truce approved by President Madison.
		The Baltimore Flag House, a museum, now occupies her premises, which were restored in 1953.
		The flag is exposed for viewing for a few moments once every hour during museum hours.
	www.flagday.com /history/francis_scott_key.shtml (1290 words)

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