What is the meaning of the gold fringe on american flag?

rudy · #1 05-20-2009, 10:12 AM

What Is The Meaning Of The Gold Fringe Around The American Flag?

NAVA1974 · #2 05-20-2009, 12:34 PM

There is no meaning. It is purely decorative, free of any sinister implications regarding martial law or any other military or government intrusion. This topic has been discussed extensively elsewhere in this Forum. Go to the "search" feature, type in "fringe" and even if you only search the titles you will find enough to answer this question.

kyle82 · #3 05-29-2009, 07:39 AM

no meaning? really isnt it that every detail of the flag should have meaning. in our flag.. i mean not to mention the country, there is a significance for each design that has been making up the flag..

NAVA1974 · #4 05-29-2009, 08:28 AM

The heading has no meaning. The grommets have no meaning. They are only functional elements that let you fly the flag from a pole. The fringe has no meaning. It is a decoration like the fringe on the bottom of a theater curtain. It has no political symbolism attached to it whatsoever. The fact that US Military Specifications call for a fringe does not mean that any place you see a fringed flag is under martial law any more than when my parish specifies that they want fringe on their flag that every place you see a fringed flag is a church.

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