How many folds are put in the us flag that is given to family from the caskets?

Answer 1

By coincidence it makes 13 folds, the number of original colonies.
In 1970 as an officer in the Army, I was assigned the unenviable duty of presenting the flag to the mother of a young soldier who had just been killed in Viet Nam. It was an experience I will never forget.

Though not part of the official Flag Code, according to military custom flags should be folded into a triangular shape when not in use. This is said to invoke the image of the three-point hats popular during the American Revolutionary War. (The Philippines, a former American territory, also has this custom for folding its flag.) To properly fold the flag:

Begin by holding it waist-high with another person so that its surface is parallel to the ground.
Fold the lower half of the stripe section lengthwise over the field of stars, holding the bottom and top edges securely.
Fold the flag again lengthwise with the blue field on the outside.
Make a rectangular fold then a triangular fold by bringing the striped corner of the folded edge to meet the open top edge of the flag. Starting the fold from the left side over to the right
Turn the outer end point inward, parallel to the open edge, to form a second triangle.
The triangular folding is continued until the entire length of the flag is folded in this manner. On the last fold, any remnant that does not neatly fold into a triangle (or in the case of exactly even folds, the last triangle) is tucked into the previous fold.
When the flag is completely folded, only a triangular blue field of stars should be visible.

Answer 2

I think there are 13 folds in the flag. I worked many years with the military and heard them speak of this and as I recall it was 13 folds. Good question.

Answer 3

I want to say 10 or 11, but don't quote me on that.

Answer 4

i think its 7 im not sure ...