Recently, I watched a YT video from a Scottish citizen who came to the USA for the first time and his impressions on thé places he visited. I was touched and proud when he commented on how much we loved our flag. He came over Memorial Day weekend &said flags were everywhere! And the cerémonies involving our flag was very touching. He said he could tell how precious it was to our country and how in Scotland, the UK they were not as ceremonial and flying their flags as in the USA. It made me very proud of our country! Seeing the Flag Folding Ceremony brings back that word - precious. Something of value. The flag represents so much than fabric. It is like a small precious piece of our country. At the Olympics and in other World involvement - wars & conflict- the flag IS our country. Representing a very precious and imperfect country! If there are minor imperfections in folding, it only reflects the small imperfections of us as a Nation. Still - no one treats their flag as previously as our country - imperfect in its perfection.❤️🇺🇸

I just watched this at my fathers funeral . The men did it a bit differently . They so gently caressed the flag quite a bit more and as they were folding the triangle the young man kind of flipped it quickly each time. It was really beautiful and he showed so much respect . It’s a healing thing to watch snd I thank all of you who put your all into this . My dad was in the Air Force and my son is in the Marines. I have so much respect for anyone who serves. To any of you who are learning this I can tell you as someone who has seen it more than once, it means so much and leaves a lasting impression . It’s beautiful and the care taken is definitely admired . Thank you

I've coordinated numerous funerals and this is one thing we drill repeatedly because it's what's left with the family. But they almost never go according to plan and have to semi improvised. there's always something the FM didn't cover. That being said, remember it's a ceremony for the family not to put another notch on your belt as an expert skill. You are doing your part to show the family that the nation appreciated their loved ones service. Don't get hung up on the small details, be respectful and be sincere. The family will appreciate that you did your best even if there's a retired O-7, they're not going to criticize your small mistakes they will be honored that you showed up to pay respects on behalf of the armed services, the president of the United States and a Grateful Nation.

A team came to my dad's funeral and did a wonderful job. They were from Nebraska it was somewhat windy but they did a great job. I have seen to many of these ceremonies and as a 21 year veteran I know this is hard. They practice a lot and do very good.

I'm in ROTC, and when a football game is close to being over with we fold the flag. This video was really helpful

Wow, tough crowd... Was this perfect? No, but give the kids a break. I know there are standards, I get that, (I'm a retired Chief) but let's not hold them to an Army standard with Army terminology. We should also get their ranks and titles right. They are Base Honor Guard Airmen, not Soldiers, not USAF Honor Guard, not the "Chief's Own." They have other jobs and this video is probably more for training purposes. I doubt the Public Affairs Airman who recorded it would know a flawless flag folding if he saw it, but he's the guy who posted it, while the Airmen in the video get the blame. The male is a Senior Airman (E-4) and the female is an Airman First Class (E-3). Not exactly long-tenured. If we lined up all of the critics on this string and had them do this I know would catch most of them in a mistake. Thanks to all of you for your service, that's what's most important.

These good people did this for my dad at Ft. Sam in san Antonio trueing moving words spoke were genuine and heart felt. Teams like this do a great service to family of retired servicemen and WE GREALY appreciate it thank you

It's something sacred and beautiful to watch. I love the way the Corporal bothers to spend the time to get the points right. The deference to the Sergeant is admirable. Thank God for the Honor Guard, the ones who remind us of the precision of the military's last grace.

By far the clearest demonstration for folding the flag. Thank you for your service!

I saw this for real at a funeral for a US Army Air Corps Koran War vet on Saturday. was very moving and appropriate. Good on all of you in our military and those that do the honors. Bless you all!

On the 9th fold, if the top red stripe is past the white 1/4 fold you will have the red showing at the tip every time. Quick fix is to bow the center of the flag upwards just a bit and hold the red inside the white with your left hand, and iron the flag flat with your right hand, then continue. When I am on Head, if the Foot has the red outside the white, I will always try to tug before they fold to let them know to look at where the red is on the white and make sure it is inside the white. The Foot does not always see the red is past the white, it is the responsibility of the head to look for this, and make sure it is corrected before the flag is folded all the way.

Thanks very helpful. We needed to refold the flag for the display case I gave my husband this Christmas for his dad's flag. We managed to refold it more tightly to fit in the case and include his metals and pictures. I also bought a plaque with dad's name and DOB.

I am glad to see that she knows the RIGHT way to salute!

You'll get it..... Big hugs from Minnesota

That's great guys keep HP the good workB-) B-)

EXCELLENT.

So cool with all the hand passing

God bless that beautiful flag! 🇺🇸

Thank u for the video

God as an army honor guard I was reaming this video the whole time I was watching it but I don’t know the AF standards, still a cool video

Good effort 😊

Relax people, they're only Air Force. But for real, nice job! Most people dont know the final result should only have the 3 stars and the 1 star rows in the final fold, and yall nailed it. Well done!

Thank you.

So I'm in elementary school and I'm in 5th grade and we have this little group called the flag crew and in the morning we go outside to crank up the flag to go up when school is done in the afternoon we got to let the flag go down then , we folded this way so I've been struggling how to do the flag but I was doing it kind of good but I saw my other friend who did it really good so and he does the exact same thing that you guys do so it really helps me what to do

AIR FORCE always showed us (NAVY) out during funerals but I always liked seeing it

Thank you

I am in njrotc this video helped me alot

Imagine dropping the flag you would be dead

Nice n easy peasy

We learned this in first Brownie Scouts then Girl Scouts. We raised the flag in the yard of our meeting place and it flew while we had our meetings and activities. Then we lowered and folded the flag this way except we had 3 girls on each long side of the flag. How we loved our country and the flag our parents had given so much to preserve the freedom it represented-some had given the ultimate sacrifice! And now we were free to honor them. We would have skinned our knees before we would have let that flag touch the ground. The honor of receiving and putting away the flag was whoever held the office of President of our troop at the time. I wonder. Does any group still teach our children how wonderful this country is along with the mottoes of honor, honesty, and integrity? (With the possible exception of some churches).

When I was in BCT I was on flag detail. Morning and evening. We had eight people. Seven holding one folding. Or One unfolding. Just depends on morning or evening. Never dropped it. Folded it wrong one time. there was a red showing at the end. Had to unfolded refold it again. And it could’ve not happen at the worst time. Fort Knox top brass and command was there to watch the lowering the flag.

I came here to get a review on this because we used to do this in grade school everyday. I think there's still some processes that aren't quite on the mark. I'll try another video.

Hi, I would like to make an objective comment as a soldier, not an airman, in the Military Funeral Honors. I also would like to make a request to change the title of this video from "Demonstrate" to "Practicing" I will admit that I do not know the proper facing movements, step timings, or other ceremonial procedures that are specific to the Air Force. Despite this, I do clearly see a lot of inconsistency in this video. As an example, one could see "blood", or the color red from the flag's stripe, at the end of the first fold. The second fold was much better than the first! Well done. This video has been viewed 33,669 times and as of now is a Top 10 result on KZfaq when "How to fold a flag" is searched. This was a fine practice session with errors but would not be acceptable in a "test-out" setting for any Honor Guard school. I still make mistakes in my flag fold. Everyone does. I encourage AiirSource Military Videos to post an additional video with an error-free demonstration. Thank you for serving!

My eyes tear up every time I see this

I was Secuirty Forces when I was in and we never had to fold a flag. Now I am working security on the civilian side at Sempra and have to fold a flag everyday. I do it all on my own but trying to make it better like this is a lot harder by yourself.

technical question: I need to refold my father-in-laws flag to get the stars to line up before I put it in the flag box I built. Some vids show the first fold having the corners line up. Some, like this one, there is an overhang of about 2" on the first fold. What is the overhang for? Does it make the stars line up better when completed?

I won't be too critical on the folding technique, however, I will point out, towards the very end of the folding process, the end receives a triangle-fold, then, neatly and tightly tucked inside the "pouch" of the flag, not "waded up or crammed" inside the pouch. There's always room for improvement.

At the 1st fold, bottom stripes up to the blue star field, why is the bottom striped section of the flag folded up short about 1"-2" and not flush to the top[ of the flag?

Still have and always will own my Dad's flag , WWII and Korea

What were the names of the two officers folding?

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I am a retired soldier and volunteer at my local VA Hospital. One of the areas I help out in is our Hospice.

Some people are too harsh in the comment section. You don't have to fold it in perfect geometrically precise triangles. It's damn near impossible to do that. As long as you don't let the flag hit the ground, and it looks like a triangle at the end, you done good. Don't listen to the snarks.

We learn about this in my jrotc class

These guys did a good job but the best video showing how to do this is by John DrillMaster Marshall.

Yes give kids

If I counted correctly they folded the flag triangular 13 times but it gets folded a total of 15 times

As a Army Honor guard, wtf did I just watch? Lol

Now that’s how you fold an American flag 🇺🇸.

Salute them when they died in Cold war/Ww2/something war

I’m in honor guard at the moment and that is NOT how you fold. Keep tension, fold first then step forward not fold and step forward at the same time. Nothing was fluid at all. Maybe we are held to a higher standard over here at Travis AFB. Maybe bases are different but if my head moved that much and my movements were not fluid I would be practicing even more after a detail. NPB should move till the fold is done pinching and lifting it for you.

I'm 15 today is July 3rd and I'm looking to learn how to fold the flag

I was Honor Guard in 2010/2011. Unless the manual changed there is a lot missing during that flag fold.

Why are his thumbs above the flag?

I remember when I was 13 I learned how to fold the American Flag and the Pow Mia flag also

Seit ich gesehen habe wie es funktioniert habe, Falte ich meine Fahnen für den Garten auch so. Mit etwas Übung geht es Recht schnell. Nur so eine Poliester Deutschland Fahne wird nicht so ordentlich wie die dicken Baumwollstoff Fahnen im Video.

I feel that they did an excellent job as being prior service myself, the only thing i would say is not of the folding technique but the female needs to work on her salute.

Who knows what each fold represents?

I’m mighty proud of that ragged old flag………

35US1E..Flag I Got For My Father..

Where are the guards? There should be 4 people. A color guard/flag detail always has 4 people.

You both need to keep tension on the flag the entire time you are folding it. Especially all three edges just before the triangle folds. Keep practicing, please. Please refer to this for the best technique: How to fold the American Flag- 2 People

Each fold should be smartly creased, shell casings in the two corners of the final fold. No time spent patting down the flag. Just my 2 cents.

I hope you don't present with the Point forward....that's wrong

Is that a mockingbird I hear in the back?!

Guessing it'll be harder to do on my own then, huh?

Kenley jeanphilippe

No the sound the way it took off something I will not forget but TAPS but as what was said to me the oldest daughter could not say 🇺🇸😥🇺🇸

These make me cringe just because I’m on base honor guard and theres literally a book on how to do this. Whoever is teaching them is teaching them wrong, or not teaching them everything.

It's a hard thing to watch, especially grave side.

I thought this wasn't every well done.

sad that the SrA could not stay still.

Need to take your time folding that's the secret.

that was very bad. numerous things were wrong and not by the AFI. I hope no one uses this as a training video

미국은 충성심이 강한 나라 존경 합니다 영원하라 지저스가 주신 나라 영원 하라 로널드 트란 각하 화이팅

i am just a civilian civilian but i thought they did a good job..

2 attempts maybe they can get it right on the third

cut ads out. totally inappropriate fellow citizens.

Love the video but the bird was annoying

how about you stop moving your head around and letting the flag droop. both of you

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Guys at the funeral should have pregamed With this. We watched in silence for twenty minutes before the family finally said forget it. I felt bad for the soldiers involved. It had to be brutal for them.

im not an honor guard and ill be doing this on friday for a funeral ,What the fuck

Not the best effort of the flag folding that I've ever seen.

How many in the up and coming generations will know how to fold the flag...? Did someone one say nobody? I know its sad...

Heheh I folded another flag like that

I can fold her flag anytime.

As a retired USAF Honor Guard member this was not a good training video..Please Airmen perfect your craft and represent us all better in your next video.

A little sloppy, not very tight when holding the flag, lazy movements when flipping the fold away from you. Come on guys!

0:54min wack

That fold looked like utter dog shit. This hurt watching this. And that salute... What in the fuck?

The female soldier is really pretty.

130 were Bolsheviks are triggered by this so far.

I really want a be in the army with you 💖💖💖💖😇😇😇😇

I Love my American flag and especially when President Trump is in charge! MAGA baby!

Idk about “proper” I guess every honor guard has their own touch. Respectfully, they rushed the flag fold

what do you mean air force aren't soldiers?

For a standard flag folding PRACTICE, not bad still needs more PRACTICE. But if you're going to title the video "proper flag folding techniques" then it better be proper! Slow down! And the entire thing was slightly off from the way that we fold ours. Everyone has a manual for a reason, so everyone preform the same!

terrible

As an Army Honor Guard myself, I see nothing but flaws in this video. Not done ceremoniously at all. No tension on the flag, movements are sloppy. Could have picked a better team to post on KZfaq.