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Did the American flag have a rattlesnake and the motto 'Don't Tread on Me'?
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June 4, 2019 (as U.S. naval jack) Design. 13 horizontal stripes of alternating red and white, charged with a rattlesnake and inscribed on the lowest white stripe: "DONT [ sic] TREAD ON ME". The First Navy Jack was the naval jack of the United States from 1975 to 1976 and again from 2002 to 2019.
One of the first snake flags in use was Christopher Gadsden’s "Don’t Tread on Me" flag. Known as the Gadsden flag, it displays a coiled rattlesnake on a bright yellow field with the motto "Don’t Tread on Me." This design and motto would inspire a number of other flags, including the First Navy Jack.
Nov 3, 2013 · David Mikkelson. Navy SEALs were ordered to discontinue wearing the "Don't Tread on Me" uniform patch because it is too closely associated with "radical groups." The Gadsden flag, with...
The only question in doubt is whether the Continental Navy actually used a red and white striped flag with a rattlesnake and the motto "Don't Tread on Me" as its jack. The evidence is...
Jul 20, 2019 · The Navy's new working uniform features a version of a flag with a rattlesnake and the phrase the "Don't Tread on Me" on the left shoulder. But the First Navy Jack is similar to...
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Jun 29, 2023 · Interestingly, there was also a flag called the First Navy Jack that showed an outstretched rattlesnake on a field of 13 red and white stripes with the words "Don't Tread on Me." All these alternate flags were shelved after the Stars and Stripes became the official national flag in 1777.
Second, the familiar legend “Don’t Tread On Me,” often rendered without the apostrophe, as a warning to tyrants everywhere that the seemingly docile rattlesnake can quickly coil and strike when the time is right. This combination of American flag features along with a slogan of resistance to tyranny have created an iconic national flag.
