its called a truk
its at the top, but i don't know what it is... is it the ball at the top?
There is one match and one bullet inside the ball on top of the American flag poles and a pistil under the flag pole. This is so that if we Americans were ever in the position where we had to surrender our flag we can first burn it with the match and then we can use the bullet to kill ourselves so we can not be taken hostage.
A "Truck."
A truck
how many items are in the flag poll
The ball at the top of the flag pole is probably just there for decoration. Or, it may simply be there to balance out the pole... who knows? But according to my friends, it's also to keep the flag from flying off the pole, too.
A simple ball or plate on top of a flagpole is called a truck. More elaborate designs can be called a finial.
A Truck
While I was in the military I was taught that three thing were in it all were symbolica bullet to defend the flag to the last mana grain of wheat to plant and start overa match to burn the flag rather than surrender itYou have been watching too many reruns of Mission Impossible or something. There is nothing in the finial of any flagpole that will destroy the flag.
a bullet a kernel of wheat & match
I was informed that the top of a flag pole was called a truck. Now I learn that it is not a truck but a finial. The turck is the mechanism that connects the finial to the flag pole. IS this correct and where do these words come from.