I really wish that before everybody gets on the bandwagon about this flag that we all get our facts straight! This is not the 'Stars and Bars' It is known as the Confederate Battleflag which is based on the cross of St Andrew, like the Scottish flag. The Stars and Bars was the First National flag of the Confederacy. It had three horizontal bars, (red, white and red) with a blue field containing a circle of seven white stars. This flag was the official flag of the Confederate States until it was replaced by the 'Stainless Banner' on May 1, 1863 and remained the official flag until March 4, 1865. The Stainless Banner was a white flag with the battle flag in the upper corner. this was too often mistaken as a white flag of surrender and had the Confederate congress met in 1865 would have a red stripe added to the outer vertical edge. I can uderstand some folks would rather 'sweep history under the carpet' but would appreciate if they took the time to learn the correct facts before they tried to rewrite MY history and try to supress MY HERITAGE.