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UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL SEAL -  A symbol of the presidency itself, the central design, based on the Great Seal of the United States, is the official coat of arms of the U.S. presidency and also appears on the presidential flag.

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress which, along with the Senate, composes the legislature of the United States.

EASTERN SHAWNEE TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA -  Five simple objects—one circle, one panther, one spear, one swan and a collection of four feathers comprise the elements depicted in The Great Seal of the Eastern Shawnee Nation.  The emblems are simplistic in nature but complex in meaning.  The vibrant blue circle is continuous, never-ending.  There is no beginning, no ending.  It symbolizes one world, one universe, one tribe of people.  The round shape encircles and holds together all other objects, just as the tribe holds all members together as one.

STATE OF OKLAHOMA SEAL -  The Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma consists of a five-pointed star in a circle.  According to a statute adopted in 1957, the flag of the governor of Oklahoma consists of a forest green field, fringed in gold, charged with the state seal surrounded by a pentagram of five white stars.

The seal itself contains six seals:

UNITED STATES NAVY SEAL -  In 1962, President Kennedy established SEAL Teams ONE and TWO from the existing UDT Teams to develop a Navy Unconventional Warfare capability.  The Navy SEAL Teams were designed as the maritime counterpart to the Army Special Forces “Green Berets.”

WAR OF 1812 VETERAN -  The War of 1812 was a military conflict that lasted from June, 1812 to February, 1815 fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom, its North American colonies, and its Native American allies.  Historians in the United States and Canada see it as a war in its own right, but the British often see it as a minor theater of the Napoleonic Wars.  By the war's end in early 1815, the key issues had been resolved and peace returned with no boundary changes.

TRAIL OF TEARS ASSOCIATION (TOTA) -  The Trail of Tears Association (TOTA) is a non-profit, membership organization formed in 1993 to support the creation, development, and interpretation of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.  Designated as a national historic trail by Congress in 1987, the Trail commemorates the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their homelands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1838 - 1839.

STATE OF TEXAS SEAL -  The Seal of the State of Texas was adopted through the 1845 Texas Constitution, and was based on the seal of the Republic of Texas, which dates from January 25, 1839.  The seal of Texas has changed 5 times since independence from Mexico in 1836.  The original Great Seal of the Republic was created on December 10, 1836, by the Congress, with a bill providing that "for the future the national seal of this republic shall consist of a single star, with the letters 'Republic of Texas', circular on said seal, which seal shall also be circular".

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE -  The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven American uniformed services.  Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947.   It is the most recent branch of the U.S. military to be formed, and is the largest and one of the world's most technologically advanced air forces.

EMBLEM ON THE OKLAHOMA FLAG -  The current state flag of Oklahoma, designed by Louise Fluke, was adopted in 1925 (Oklahoma had 13 previous flags). The flag of the state of Oklahoma consists of a traditional Osage Nation buffalo-skin shield with seven eagle feathers on a sky blue field.