Book Report On Flags Of Our Fathers

First I would like to include some information about our american flag and how it came about. In the British colonies of North America before the Revolution, each of the 13 colonies had its flag. On Jan. 2, 1776, the first flag of the United States was raised at Cambridge, Mass., by George Washington. Known as the Grand Union flag, it consisted of 13 stripes, alternate red and white, with a blue canton bearing the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew. Congress, on June 14, 1777, enacted a resolution “that the Flag of the United States be 13 stripes alternate red and white, that the Union be 13 stars white in a blue field representing a new constellation.” On Jan. 13, 1794, Vermont and Kentucky having been admitted to the Union,

"Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley tells the story of the six men raised the flag in the battle of Iwo Jima. The story begins with James Bradley who is the author and son of one of the flag raisers named John Bradley, and wat is driving him to pursue the story of these men. Bradley and his seven brothers and sisters knew that their father fought in World War II, their father didn’t like to talk about the flag raising and its aftermath, those were subjects that was painful for their father to recall. Not long after the death of their father, James want to find out what cause his father to react the way he did and how the six flag raisers met each other on Iwo Jima and the event after the war.

The Confederate flag has a huge and long history representing heritage and beliefs of the south. Today there has been a big debate whether this flag should be taken down or to let it fly. It has been told this flag represents slavery and racism amongst African Americans. Racism has rose to a new height since the civil rights movement and social media spreads it faster across the world. Although this flag represents merely heritage and sacrifice by many Americans even African Americans. The flag was to be created for a national flag during the civil war but was turned down. This flag is nothing but a symbol of heritage and pride like the national flag today.

Each color on the American flag symbolizes a different thing. The American flag consists of three colors, red, white, and blue. The colors of the American flag are also included in the Great Seal of the United States of America. No one knows the exact date that the colors of the American flag were adopted but they were first seen around 1782. According to Duane Streufert in What do the colors of the Flag mean?, the color red on the American flag symbolizes hardiness and valour. The color red symbolizes hardiness to stay strong and healthy in the Constitution. Also, the color red symbolizes valour for courage or bravery in battle. Also, according to Duane Streufert in What do the colors of the Flag mean?, the color white symbolizes purity and innocence.

In the book Flags of our Fathers by James Bradley, it follows the lives of the six flag-raisers. The book shows their early lives, military training, fierce fighting between armed forces and their lives afterward. The flag raisers motivated young men to have great courage in the face of danger. Iwo Jima was a very important battle between the United States Armed Forces and the Japanese Empire. It was one of the worst battles of World War II. The U.S fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima. The battle of Iwo Jima led to discoveries of true heroes and lessons learned.

Green portrays the war as a symbolic event for men to show their duty as an American to protect their own country. Green’s choice of words such as “honor” and “justice”, “glory” and “heroism” served as a motivator for his audience to show that partaking the role of being in the Union forces will

On days when he isn't fulfilling duties being an Elder at First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Thomas Coke Lever affectionately known as “Buddy” puts up American flags for the City of Lancaster.

North Charleston police department decided to release one of their officers from duty because he posted an inappropriate picture of himself on Facebook in a confederate flag boxer. The police sergeant, Shannon Dildine, did not feel like it was fair he got fired because he claims he did not break any laws. For this reason, he wants to be reinstated. He said, “There were no law violations or broken policies.” (Munday 2015)

Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley is the chronicle of one of the most memorable moments in America’s military history. James Bradley achieves to capture in this book, moments of sadness, sorrow, majesty, and immortality of these six boys that raised the flag at Iwo Jima. The picture that immortalized that moment tells a story that represents all men that survived and died for America in that island. James Bradley’s quest for answers, for knowledge and for keeping the honor of these man alive, makes this book a true American History testimony. It was only the replacement of a flag but it became the most famous picture in military history. James Bradley’s mission to bring these boys back to life, and forever keep them in the country’s memory makes this book an entertaining and horrifying war tale. The flag raisers as they were called, were just six boys dreaming with the glory of war and the honor of combat. Unfortunately none of that was found in 1945 when they landed in the “sulfur island” of Iwo Jima. Horror and death were the only common themes in the lives of the men that fought for thirty five days against a “ghost” enemy.

Doing this report what I learned was Francis has been designed the American Flag 28th times in different turns. In the 1777 and 1960 congress changed the shapes and designs and also arrangement of the U.S of American Flag and allowed stars and stripes to be added to reflect the admission of each new state. In Sept.11 1777 the, new stars and stripes formed part of the military at the battle of brandywine. What I also learned was Stars are a symbol of the heavens and the goals to which human kind aspires. Stripes are a symbol of rays of light from the sun. Over years the American Flag has been changed 27 times mostly. In 1777 the colors of the American Flag did not have a specific meaning. But the Great Seal did have a specific meaning.

The United States Flag is symbol of patriotism for America. The United State Flag Code is supposed to protect the U.S. flag from any wrongdoing.

On August 6, 1777 in the battle of Oriskany the flag was burned for the first time.

For my third outside reading project of the year, I chose to read Flags of our Fathers by James Bradley. Bradley’s book fascinated me as it shifted from a soldier's pre war everyday life to their experiences with Iwo Jima and WWII. Throughout his story, the third person point of view gave a unique opportunity to set the historical context of a war imprinted into nearly everyone on this planet's history. The authors use of chapters was ingenious as the choice gave him an ability to show phases throughout the war torn era whether it was in as a young American man looking for a purpose, the naive young soldier etching for a fight, or the experienced vet on his way home from a traumatic world war.

The true heroes are those who didn’t return from the island, those who died fighting for us in the war. The author’s father had said something once to him as a child, “Your teacher said something about heroes… I want you to always remember something. The heroes of Iwo Jima are the guys who didn’t come back.” (Bradley 343) The authors father told him when he was in the third grade that he would not make a speech in front of his class because he doesn’t see himself as a hero rather just a survivor. They should just report the truth, John Bradley said: “It took everyone on that island and the men on the ships offshore to get the flag up on Suribachi.” (Bradley 285) John Bradley, Ira and Rene are being embodied to represent themselves as special, as the heroes among the marines on Iwo Jima. However, they insist that they are no more heroes than anyone else in that battle. The only words ever spoken by John Bradley in front of a camera were, “I was in a certain place at a certain time. None of us are real heroes; we all just jumped in and lent a hand.” (Bradley 352) James Bradley was an honorable man who did not bask in glory and including the other two survivors always knew that they have all been heroes in their own rights, but they prefer to remain humble, as those who died on the islands were real heroes.

The American flag means a lot to me in so many different words, and so here are some of the words that mean a lot to me when I see the flag. The first word I think of when I see the flag is the word hope, because hope means to believe in yourself and that you can be successful in life.