What It Means to Fold an American Flag

Richard Keefer holds a folded U.S. flag at the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, Calif., on June 28, 2022. Ilene Eng/NTD Television

ALAMEDA, Calif.—When most people see the American flag, they associate it with freedom but may not know that there is a process to folding the flag, with a special meaning behind each fold.

Richard Keefer, a docent at the USS Hornet Museum, spoke with NTD Television about flag folding and its significance.