First Navy Jack SF Fleet Week 2023 Canvas

I recall in years past the US Navy's parachute team "Navy Leapfrogs" landing with an American flag or a POW MIA flag.  This was a special treat to see the American rattlesnake descend over the Golden Gate Bridge during Fleet Week.    The Flag here is known as the First Navy Jack and is considered one of the more prestigous flags within the US Navy.  The reason why is because it is perhaps one of the oldest flags in the United States of America.    Back in the 1770's the Navy's  and Pirates of the world used flags to represent what country the ship was flying under.  Because many navy vessels of the British, French, Spanish, and Americans were sometimes commodeered by pirates or other countries, the look of a boat or ship was often times not enough of an recognizble feature to determine friend from foe.  Often times a French vessel would be overtaken by a British ship, the crew imprisoned and the British Navy would then get a working vessel coutesy of of the French by winning i