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Focuses on the America flag. History; Designers and makers of the flag; Official size and dimensions; Role of the Smithsonian Institution in preserving the flag. INSET: Quick Facts About the "Star-Spangled Banner".

The article provides several reminders for showing respect to the U.S. flag. It stresses the importance of preventing the flag to touch the ground, keeping the flag well-lighted at night and not using the flag to complete the loop in the halyard. Other reminders concern the wall display of the flag and its use in bad weather.

The article presents information on Atlas Flags owned by Bob and Faryl Rosenthal. The company specialize in making small stick flags and also produce flags as large as 25 by 50 feet, banners, and custom flags. Atlas has made more than 2 million star-spangled banners in 2007. In keeping with the U.S. Flag Code and good old-fashioned patriotism, Atlas refuses jobs that would require it to put logos, symbols, or photos in the star field of Old Glory.

This article presents information on the flag of Yemen. The country's flag is a rectangular tricolor banner made up of equal, horizontal stripes of red,white and black. Yemen's first flag, adopted by the north in 1927, was red with a white sword running horizontally across the center. The sword was bordered by five white stars, representing the five pillars of Islam. In 1962, Yemen divided into two countries. The flag of South Yemen featured red, white and black bands, with a blue triangle on the hoist side, representing the Yemeni people. The North Yemeni flag was very similar. Red, white and black are three of the four pan-Arabic colours.

The article presents information on the South African flag. It has two horizontal bands of equal width, red at the top and blue at the bottom, separated by a central green band which splits into a horizontal Y, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoise side. A black isosceles triangle forms the centre of the Y's arms, bordered by narrow yellow bands. The red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms, by a narrow white border. The flag was introduced in 1938 based in the Dutch tricolour flag.

The article features the national flag of Qatar. The flag was originally plain red and remained so until around 1860, when the white stripe was added. In 1932, the flag's design changed again when the vertical serrated stripe was changed to a wavy one. The color became violet but it became maroon again in 1936. The red is believed to represent the Kharijite Muslims who populate the region. These population traditionally use a red banner as their standard. The white band is said to represent peace.

This article features the national flag of Latvia. The flag has a red color with a single white stripe. Its unusual carmine color is often described as Latvian red. Its one of the world's oldest flags. It was rediscovered in the 19th-century by a student at the University of Tartu. He found a 14th-century chronicle of a battle in 1280 that described how a battalion from the northern region of Cesis bore a red banner crossed by white. The present flag was adopted when the country became independent in 1918.

Reports that flags that are faded or damaged should be retired and replaced, according to the United States Flag Code. Burning of a flag which has served its purpose.

Presents the cover page of the February 12, 1944 issue of the periodical "The Saturday Evening Post," featuring an illustration of the U.S. flag.

The article reports on the support extended by Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. for the preservation of the Star Spangled Banner by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in the U.S. Polo Ralph Lauren has donated $13 million for the flag's restoration in 1998 through the request of former first lady Hillary Clinton. It reveals that the flag was launched at the White and Blue Day ceremony on October 15, 2008.