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Army (U.S.)


Indoor/Parade version (Official Proportions) by Tom Gregg, 4 June 1997	Outdoor version by Tom Gregg, 14 November 1998

Flags and Colors of the U.S. Army
Date of Origin of U.S. Army
Eagle Reversed
AR 840-10

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Flags and Colors of the U.S. Army

by
Tom Gregg

The National Flag and National Color

The U.S. National Flag, when flown outdoors over U.S. Army installations, corresponds to the state and war flags employed by other nations. By regulation, no other flag of any kind may be flown over Army installations in the continental United States. The national flag of the host nation may be flown with the U.S. National Flag over Army installations in other countries.

The National Flag with yellow fringe added is termed the *National Color*, and it is always displayed in the honor position (viewer's left) with other Army flags or colors. When displayed with another flag or color which has cord and tassels (e.g. the Positional Color of the President of the United States), the National Color bears cord and tassels of red, white and blue.

The Army Flag

This flag is displayed indoors or carried on parade. It is white with yellow fringe, 4' 4" at the hoist by 5' 6" at the fly, with the insignia of the Army (a trophy of armor, weapons and flags adapted from the seal of the Department of the Army) applied in ultramarine blue. The Army motto, "THIS WE'LL DEFEND," appears above the insignia. Below it is a red scroll inscribed with "UNITED STATES ARMY" in white lettering. The year of the Army's official birth, 1775, appears in blue numerals beneath the scroll.

The Army Flag is always displayed or carried with the National Color and with a full set of U.S. Army campaign streamers attached. These streamers commemorate every officially recognized campaign in which the Army has participated from 1775 to date. Campaign streamers for the Army Flag are 2 3/4" at the hoist by 4' at the fly and are made in the colors of the appropriate campaign medal (e.g. the green, yellow and red of the Vietnam Service Medal) with the name of the specific campaign (e.g. "TET COUNTEROFFENSIVE") embroidered in white, yellow, dark blue or scarlet. There are well over