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Folding the American Flag
- Bring the striped half up over the blue field.
- Then fold it in half again.
- Bring the lower striped corner to the upper edge forming a triangle.
- Then fold the upper point in to form another triangle. Continue
until the entire length of the flag is folded.
- When you get near the end - nothing but the blue field showing -
tuck the last bit into the other folds to secure it.
When the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost.
After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a cocked hat, ever 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 comrades and shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for us the rights, privileges, and freedoms we enjoy today.
Meaning of the Folding the American Flag
The reality is that neither Congress, nor federal laws related to the flag, assign any special meaning to the individual folds.
Though there are no official ceremonies that require a script to be read when a flag is folded, unofficial ceremonies such as retirements often do, and Air Force leaders recently approved a new script that can be read during flag-folding ceremonies. Approved in July 2006, their intent was to move away from giving meaning, or appearing to give meaning, to the folds of the flag and to just speak to the importance of the flag.
 Do the folds in the Flag have meaning?
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