The present Air Force Seal was approved on Nov 1 1947 by presidet Harry Truman. The official colors (gold and ultramarine blue) were the air corps colors at the time of the inception of the seal. The stars in the seal represent the 13 origional colonies, and the eagle is the symbol of air power. Air power is also represented by the clouds and the thunderbolt in the design. The 3 groups of stars at the top of the design represent the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The roman numerals at the bottom of the design represent the year that the Air Force was established.
For those of us who did not know the meaning of the symbols in this design, now you do. I certainly learned a lot when I was reading up on this design and I hope that you have too. This design essentially does some of the very same things that an Air Force commemorative ring would do in that it allows you to put meaningful symbolism in a keepsake. When I look at the military ring that I had made it always brings back memories. Each part of it represents a peroid of time in my life.
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