people became aware of nine stars on American flags on official government websites. This is, of course, in stark contrast to the actual American flag, which features 50 stars and 13 stripes.

Trump again called on the United States to send astronauts to Mars in his speech to a joint session of Congress.

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag ... The principal acts affecting the flag of the United States are the following: ...

In the rural Midwest where I live, the sight of an American flag flapping gently in the breeze ... with the familiar canton of blue with white stars and field of alternating red and white stripes ...

Because it's not a mark of disrespect to them; it's a mark of respect to the American flag. And they take it so seriously that it must always face forward. Now, on a flagpole that puts the stars ...