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The Flag of New Hampshire, an example of the "seal on a bedsheet" design.As of 2024, half of U.S. states use a similar design. In 2001, NAVA published a survey ranking all 72 flags of the states and territories of the United States and all the provinces and territories of Canada.
8. Minnesota. The nation’s newest flag has flown since May. Ted Kaye, the secretary for the North American Vexillological Association, has said the group’s next poll would likely find it in ...
In the United States Navy, officers have various ranks.Equivalency between services is by pay grade.United States Navy commissioned officer ranks have two distinct sets of rank insignia: On dress uniform a series of stripes similar to Commonwealth naval ranks are worn; on service khaki, working uniforms (Navy Working Uniform [NWU], and coveralls), and special uniform situations (combat ...
The flag shown for NAVA 28 (Portland, 1994) is that of the city of Portland. According to the conference flag was the NAVA chevron with green in place of the red, and a gold beaver (for Oregon) on the blue. —Tamfang 09:30, 16 October 2016 (UTC) NAVA 21 / ICV 12 - 1987: the description mentions a mural crown but I
Non-naval officers usually fly their flags from their headquarters, vessels, or vehicles, typically only for the most senior officer present. [13] [14] In the United States all flag and general officers must be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Each subsequent promotion requires renomination and re-approval.
The current flag design often evolved over the years (e.g. the flag of the United States) or can be a re-adoption of an earlier, historic flag (e.g. the flag of Libya). The year the current flag design first came into use is listed in the third column.
The flag placed 62nd out of 150 United States city flags in a 2004 North American Vexillological Association survey, ranking 7th out of 12 Texas cities. [7] The flag was also featured in Roman Mars' viral TED Talk, in which he described it as a "seal on a bedsheet", or a flag with nothing but a seal, an example of bad flag design. [8]
The proportions of the flag are 5:8, it is swallow-tailed (as for NAVA 20 and NAVA 30). The blue field, the silver star in the canton and the golden-yellow strip remind of the Nevada State Flag. The 3 blue-white-red strips remind of NAVA. There are 4 strips to celebrate 40 years of NAVA. The strips are V-shaped for Vexillology.