Today, I fly two flags I was given for Christmas.
The first is the flag of the state of Colorado, which, to me, is one of the most recognizable and well designed of the state and territory flags. I’m flying this flag today in recognition of those affected by the Marshall and Middle Fork fires near Boulder. The Colorado state flag is defined in CRS 24-80-904, which reads,
“A state flag is hereby adopted to be used on all occasions when the state is officially and publicly represented, with the privilege of use by all citizens upon such occasions as they may deem fitting and appropriate. The flag shall consist of three alternate stripes to be of equal width and at right angles to the staff, the two outer stripes to be blue of the same color as in the blue field of the national flag and the middle stripe to be white, the proportion of the flag being a width of two-thirds of its length. At a distance from the staff end of the flag of one-fifth of the total length of the flag there shall be a circular red C, of the same color as the red in the national flag of the United States. The diameter of the letter shall be two-thirds of the width of the flag. The inner line of the opening of the letter C shall be three-fourths of the width of its body or bar, and the outer line of the opening shall be double the length of the inner line thereof. Completely filling the open space inside the letter C shall be a golden disk; attached to the flag shall be a cord of gold and silver intertwined, with tassels one of gold and one of silver. All penalties provided by the laws of this state for the misuse of the national flag shall be applicable to the said state flag.”
The second is the Bennington Flag, one of my favorite flags from the American Revolutionary War. It is said that this flag dates from the battle of Bennington in 1777, but the evidence that the flag flew on that day is in question. It has four features which distinguish it from other similar flags: 1) The top and bottom stripes are white, while nearly all other American flags have red stripes in these locations. 2) The 76 in the canton, evoking the year the United States declared independence from Great Britain. 3) The blue canton is taller than most other flags of this style, spanning nine stripes instead of the usual seven. 4) The stars are seven pointed, rather then the usual five.
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