Red, White and Blue

This is a two part blog. Part 1 comes from me, the VBPS and USPS. Part 2 was taken from http://www.usflag.org/colors.html

Part 1. Red, White AND Blue - The Vero Beach Power Squadron (VBPS) has a web page that has a blue background, white text letters and with red here and there. Check out the sight at www.verobeachps.org/


Part 2. - Red, White & Blue (taken from http://www.usflag.org/colors.html) What do the colors of the Flag mean? Sentimental writers and orators sometimes ascribe meanings to the colors in the flag. The practice is erroneous, as are statements on this subject attributed to George Washington and other founders of the country. The colors red, white, and blue did not have meanings for The Stars and Stripes when it was adopted in 1777. However, the colors in the Great Seal did have specific meanings. Charles Thompson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, reporting to Congress on the Seal, stated: "The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valor, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice."