Luxembourg, a neighbouring country, didn't copy them, but they have the same colour only slightly longer and use a different blue shade, unlike the Dutch flag.

Stark resident Steve Toohey has organized a traveling collection of American flags that help boost patriotism at every stop.

Every year, they produce half a million flags in 30 different sizes, and about half of them adorn the coffins of military men and women after they die. Many also fly over government buildings.

Kaye has a lot of flag: city flags, country flags, state flags, and even flags made of hundreds of other flags. “I have enough to fly a different flag every day for a year,” said Kaye.

With over five different languages spoken and different ethnicities, one thing they all have in common is the respect that goes in making each flag. “For me it has been something very special ...