Air National Guardsmen from the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard, fold an American flags at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., April 11, 2014. read more
"When the Flag is lowered at the end of the day, it is carefully folded into a triangle (reminding us of the triangular shapes hats worn by the Revolutionary War patriots), and when properly folded only the blue field of the UNION and its stars can be seen from either side. read more
The United States flag is folded into the shape of a triangle to represent a tri-cornered hat, in homage to the hats wore by colonial soldiers in the fight for independence in the Revolutionary War. When folded, the red and white stripes are wrapped in the blue to symbolize nightfall. read more