The thirteen stripes alternating red and white, with a union of thirteen white stars in a field of blue, represented a new constellation, a new nation dedicated to the personal and religious liberty of mankind.
Today fifty stars signal from the USA union, one for each of the fifty sovereign states in the greatest constitutional republic the world has ever known.
The red stripes proclaim the fearless courage and integrity of American men and boys and the self-sacrifice and devotion of American mothers and daughters.
The white stripes stand for liberty and equality for all.
My blue is the blue of heaven, loyalty, and faith.