It has flown on fields of battle, and marks the resting places of those who have given what President Lincoln called “the last full measure of devotion” for our country. Our flag has sailed around the globe, and journeyed to the Moon and, now, to Mars. Since adoption of the Stars and Stripes, Americans - and people around the world - have continuously looked to our flag as a symbol of unity and liberty. The 13 stripes, symbolizing the 13 original States, have held as constant as the bedrock values upon which our Nation was first conceived - the very same values we still cherish, and still reach for, today. The blue field of stars has been enlarged as our Union has gained in size and strength. In the 244 years since, the United States has grown and changed across the generations - and our flag has changed in turn. In the midst of a revolution, less than a year after declaring our independence, the Congress consecrated what would become an enduring emblem of American unity by adopting a national flag on June 14, 1777.
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