This is what #FlagDay means to us. Folding the American Flag 13 Times. There is no Greater symbol of our Nation’s values and principals than the flag of the United States of America. Chosen by the Continental Congress of 1777, it continues to exemplify the profound commitment to freedom, equality, and opportunity made by our founding fathers more than two centuries ago. The flag folding ceremony I share with you today is based upon the same religious principles of which our country was originall