Support military bands holding African state's flag

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"American flag," attested from 1782. Stars and Bars as a name for the Confederate flag is attested from 1863.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Stars and Stripes is a U.S. newspaper that reports on matters affecting the members of the United States Armed Forces . It operates from inside the Department of Defense , but is editorially separate from it, and its First Amendment protection is safeguarded ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta['i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r, 'a`stron, ...