Bedford Flag in Bedford, Massachusetts

Filed by Max the Cryptid Reporter

In a small historic town on the outskirts of Boston lies the Bedford Flag, the oldest complete surviving flag in the United States. The flag’s almost-square base is an ornate crimson silk damask with a pattern of pomegranates, grapes, and leaves. Painted over it in silver and gold, an armored hand reaches out from a cloud grasping a sword. The sword lies behind a banner reading Vince Aut Morire, Conquer or Die. Above and below the arm, three cannonballs hang in midair. When the flag was in use,