• Our flag video clip is not an animation. It is an MPEG-1 video of a real US flag waving in the breeze with a blue sky in the background. The resolution is 304 x 232 pixels.

• There are other flag video clips on the Internet, but we think ours is the best-looking one. Not only that, it's the only one which will loop seamlessly (without visual discontinuity) when played on WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, QUICKTIME PLAYER, or in a POWERPOINT file. People have reported using it successfully in a variety of other video applications as well (eg., Flash, Windows Movie Maker).

Yes, we have.   Click here to see sample feedback from 52 persons across America who took the time to sent us appreciative comments since the clip was first offered in November 2001.

Yes.  You may download a watermarked preview version of the clip, then view it on either WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER or QUICKTIME PLAYER. Just follow the simple instructions below:

• To download the preview clip (flagprev.mpg):

  1.  Right-click here and select one of the following:

  -- Save Target As (if your browser is Internet Explorer).
  -- Save Link Target As (if your browser is Netscape Navigator).
  -- Save Link As (if your browser is Firefox).

  2.  Browse to and open the folder you have chosen for download and select Save.
  3.  Wait for the file to download completely; this may take a few moments.

• To view the preview clip on Windows Media Player:

  1.  Run Windows Media Player from your Desktop or Start menu.
  2.  Select Play > Repeat to make the clip loop.
  3.  Select File > Open.
  4.  Browse to the downloaded file, select it, then select Open.
  5.  The clip should begin to play automatically. If it does not, start it with the Play button.

• To view the preview clip on QuickTime Player:

  1.  Run QuickTime Player from your Desktop or Start menu.
  2.  Select File > Open Movie.
  3.  Browse to the downloaded file, select it, then select Convert.
  4.  Select Movie > Loop to make the clip loop.
  5.  The clip should begin to play automatically. If it does not, start it with the Play button.

The clip is free only to persons in the following categories:

• units of the US military stationed anywhere in the world.
• active or retired US military personnel (or family members thereof).
• police, fire, and rescue departments.
• officers in community institutions (eg. school teachers, ministers, scout leaders, etc.).

If one of the above applies to you, click here to submit a request for the clip.