THE AMERICAN FLAG & MILITARY FUNERALS

Did you know that at military funerals, the 21 gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776?

Have you ever noticed the Honor Guard pays meticulous attention to correctly folding the flag 13 times?
You probably thought it was to symbolize the original 13 colonies, but it's not.

READ ON TO LEARN

The 1st Fold of our flag is a symbol of life.

The 2nd Fold is a symbol of our belief in eternal life.

The 3rd Fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veterans departing our ranks who gave a portion of their lives for the defense of our country to attain peace throughout the world.

The 4th 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 5th 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 6th Fold is for where our hearts lie.  It is with our heart that to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation, under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.

The 7th Fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces, for it is through them that we protect our country and our flag against all her enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries or our republic.

The 8th 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.

The 9th Fold is a tribute to womanhood and Mothers.  For it has the character of the men and women who have made this country great, has been molded.

The 10th Fold is a tribute to the father, for he too has given his Sons and daughters for the defense of our country since they were first born.

The 11th Fold represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon, and glorifies in the Hebrews eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

The 12th Fold represents an emblem of eternity, and glorifies in the Christians' eyes, God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The 13th Fold, or when the flag is completely folded, the stars are in the uppermost, reminding us of our nations motto, "In God We Trust."

After the flag is completely folded, then 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.   There are some traditions and ways of doing things that have deep meaning.  In the future, you'll see flags folded, and now you will know why.

Share this with the children you love, and all others who love the symbol of "Liberty and Freedom!"

Dignity Memorial

... and that is the regulation of liberty

Biggest parts of our nation's problems are the same exact problems we have been facing from the beginning of time.  Most of these problems even though better than they once were; are screamed about by very few and shouted by the media as if it was many.  I would be willing to bet if there was no news media, most of us could just live the way we wanted without feeling judged about our liberties in the way this so called "out dated document" the constitution affords us to live.  But that's not how it is.  We hear about political correctness, in the name of our safety, other peoples rights other than your own, we give our enemies full rein to worship how and when they want, we change our laws to allow it to happen and if people disagree, it's now a hate crime. While Christians come under fire everyday for their beliefs. In the name of fairness the many tear down their liberty so the few can change it and exploit theirs onto the many.  Yes, change is happening and its coming from the few at the silence of the core.  Our history is being rewritten. You simply need to pick up a school history book today and compare it to all history books before to see this yourself. Those with agendas to change American have been putting these things in motion and implicated them withing our society through using things such as equality, fairness, safety, addicting the populous to dependence rather than self reliance, which in turn places those that are dependent to keep voting for those who give them stuff.  It's a silent enslavement by those who are in power.  It's control. It's change.  For what reason would the constitution, which has allowed such freedom, and capitalism, which has made this the greatest country on earth, all the sudden be out dated. Well, it's simply for the ability to change it's structure to suit those who we have so mistakenly elected into office to protect our way of life. We made these mistakes by listening to what we thought were truths when in fact they were lies.  Misdirection, in which change, ever how slow, could silently sneek into our core.  Things are not the same.  The core of this country has become infected with a cancer that is slowly spreading and killing our core values in the name of redistribution, income equality, 535 people plus a president that claim they have the solutions for the 313.9 million citizens.  That is not America and that is not what they are there for... this country was Not founded on the theory of a gov taking care of the world.  It grew from a independence. A independence that through hard work, core values, religious beliefs, relying on yourself to stand or fall and living under basic laws of not killing your neighbors and justice would be served, have allow us as a nation to care for each other as well as the world.  We at one time lived with out taxes, fines our gov regulations.  Now I understand the need for such things, but when they reach the point of snuffing out jobs and the creations of such things, then they rob the individual person the ability to be or become independent.  And that is just a simple truth.  There are millions of small businesses and even mid size companies that are falling under the weight and closing due to one simply reason.  Gov intrusion into things they were not meant to be involved in... and that is the regulation of liberty. How can one claim success when all they do is exhibit failure. How are we to succeed when we are suppressed by their Failure.