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SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- At morning colors on Sept. 11, all U.S. Navy ships will begin flying the First Navy Jack in place of the Union Jack for the duration of the global war on terrorism. The flag, which was first used by the Continental Navy in 1775, consists of a rattlesnake superimposed across 13 alternating red and white stripes with the motto, “Don’t Tread On Me.” Commodore Esek Hopkins used the First Navy Jack as a signal to engage the British in the American Revolution. The Jack in today’s fleet represents a historic reminder of the nation’s origin. In...

Story number: NNS020822-18 Release date: 9/5/2002 11:20:00 AM From the Navy News Service WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England, has ordered all U.S. Navy ships to fly the First Navy Jack in place of the Union Jack for the duration of the global war on terrorism. The First Navy Jack, which is commonly known as the "Don't Tread On Me" flag because of the motto which appears on it, consists of a moving rattlesnake on a field of 13 horizontal red and white stripes. From 1975-76, the First Navy Jack was flown by...

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUNDAY SEPT 01, 2002 08:43:27 ET XXXXX U.S. Navy Revives Old Rattlesnake Flag, 'Don't Tread On Me,' To Fly On All Vessels The U.S. Navy is ordering its fleet to fly the defiant "Don't Tread on Me" rattlesnake flag aboard all its vessels to emphasize America's determination in the war on terror, reports TIME magazine on Monday. MORE Navy Secretary Gordon England's directive said the resurrected flag "represents an historic reminder of the nation's and Navy's origin and will to persevere and triumph."

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes anyway: Any of you patriots out there know where I can get a car-flag sized version of one of the "rattlesnake" flags? The Gadsden, Culpepper, or First Navy Jack will do :). I feel that these militia flags have a rather more pointed message... "Dont tread on me" (no apostrophe in "don't" is traditional). I've searched all over the web for one, and I'm starting to think that I might have to silk-screen my own! I've seen them in 3'x 5', and I'm probably going...