us of our national motto, "In God We Trust." After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it takes on the appear - ance of a cocked hat, reminding us of the American soldiers who first served under General George Washington to establish and preserve for us the rights, privileges and freedoms we enjoy.
Students Quizzed
Steckelbers then conducted a brief quiz of some of the information the students had received, and other facts about the flag. Some of the questions and answers included the following: The flag should be hoisted and lowered in what manner? It should be hoisted quickly, and lowered slowly.
During the manufacture of the flag, leftover material is never allowed to fall on the floor. Where does it fall? In a basket or lap.
On an official government installa - tion, there are three things inside the ball at the top of the flagpole. What are they? There is a .45 caliber bul - let, a .38 caliber bullet, and an M16 rifle bullet.
In the event this ball falls and hits the ground, it is designed to do what? It breaks into 13 pieces. What does this symbolize? The 13 colonies.
The students did very well in an - swering some of the questions from what they had learned that day, while other questions that they didn't know the answers to served as a lesson about the U.S. Flag.
After the presentation, the students were each given a flag and a booklet on flag etiquette. All in attendance then recited the Pledge of Allegiance and sang the national anthem.
