ANNOUNCING TWO HISTORIC NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS
With unwavering pride and a deep reverence for our nation’s legacy, The National Flag Foundation (NFF) launches two historic national campaigns.
Each campaign is designed to ignite patriotism, unity, and remembrance as we approach a monumental milestone of the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America:
“The Semiquincentennial”
THE LIGHT TO UNITE CAMPAIGN
On July 4, 2026, let us shine together.
Through Light to Unite, Americans across the country are called to honor our Flag and illuminate cities, towns, and landmarks in Red, White, and Blue, symbolizing our shared heritage, freedom, and unity. This powerful display of national solidarity will come to life the evening of July 4, 2026, touching every corner of our nation.
THE SOJOURN 250 CAMPAIGN
Beginning on June 14, 2025, embark with us on a journey of remembrance, reverence, and pride as the Star-Spangled Banner makes its way first to the 26 U.S. military cemeteries overseas. Thereafter, the flag will traverse our country continuing its epic campaign. Sojourn 250 will proudly culminate on Independence Day, July 4, 2026. The Flag’s historic odyssey honors Americans past and present including those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Follow every mile of this patriotic pilgrimage right here.
THE NATIONAL FLAG FOUNDATION’S MISSION
To educate the history and symbolism of the United States Flag and to honor those who serve to protect its existence. Intertwined within the threads of red, white, and blue, lies a story of a country and its people. The American Flag not only acts as a symbol of our great nation’s freedom, but it is a representation of our country’s citizens and their history. The National Flag Foundation was founded to honor and respect our nation’s greatest symbol, the Flag of the United States of America. We bring awareness and remembrance to the American Flag’s history while representing the protocol for care, handling, and etiquette of our nation’s symbol.
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HISTORY & EVOLUTION
When the United States Flag was first recognized by Congress in 1777, it did not have the familiar thirteen stripes and fifty stars that it does today. Although still red, white, and blue, the Flag had thirteen stars and stripes to represent the original thirteen colonies of the United States. Since the United States’ independence, the national Flag has been revised twenty-seven different times.
