SOME PEOPLE HONESTLY DON'T KNOW; THIRTEEN STRIPES REPRESENT THE ORIGINAL THIRTEEN COLONIES THAT DECLARED INDEPENDENCE FROM ENGLAND; FIFTY STARS SYMBOLIZE THE CURRENT 50 UNITED STATES. WHITE SIGNIFIES PURITY AND INNOCENCE, RED SIGNIFIES VALOR AND BRAVERY AND THE BLOOD SHED FOR FELLOW CITIZENS; AND BLUE SIGNIFIES VIGILANCE, PERSEVERANCE, AND JUSTICE.