The stars represent the Southern Cross constellation at the time of the Guadalcanal campaign.
Unlike the stars used to represent officers of flag rank (Admirals) which point upward, the stars on the anchor of the Senior Chief Petty Officer and the Master Chief Petty Officer point down because they do not THEMSELVES represent a higher rank as do the one, two, three, and four stars of Admirals as they are promoted (five star Admirals... and Generals for that matter... exist only in time of war). The anchor and star(s) of the Senior and Master Chief Petty Officer TOGETHER represent rank.
The thirteen stars on the old American flag represented the thirteen colonies.
it has five
the gold stars in the world war 2 memorial represent family sacrifice.
The five smaller stars represent the constellation of the Southern Cross.
The constellation of five stars represent the Southern Cross seen only in the southern hemisphere.
The big star reperesent the leader whille the other littlee star represent the classes.
The stars represent the Southern Cross constellation at the time of the Guadalcanal campaign.
There are a total of five white stars on the Singapore Flag.The white colour symbolises everlasting virtue and purity.The five stars symbolises democracy, peace, progress, equality and justice, which are the ideals of Singapore.
They depict the Southern Cross, a prominent feature in the night sky.
remembers the five wars
the stars on the American flag represent the states.
The stars represent the states.
There are 5 stars on Chinas flag. The large five-pointed star represents the Chinese Communist Party and the four small five-pointed stars represent the workers, peasants, petty bourgeoisie and the national bourgeoisie four classes
The 50 stars represent the 50 states of the US. The original 13 stars were meant to symbolize the newly-free 13 colonies as stars in a constellation in their common sky (a field of blue).
The five stars represent the southern cross, which relates tothe geograhic postion. The five stars represent the southern cross, which relates to the geograhic postion.The national flag of Brazil (Portuguese: Bandeira do Brasil) is a blue disc depicting a starry sky spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto.