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Thursday, May 24, 2012

If you’re displaying the American flag this Memorial Day, there are some rules...


We will be seeing American flags everywhere this weekend...  

If you’re flying the flag on Memorial Day, there are some rules:

• In the morning, raise the flag to the top of the pole and then lower it to half-staff position, which is halfway between the top and bottom of the pole.

• At noon, raise the flag to the top of the pole for full-staff position.

• At sunset, lower the flag ceremoniously. It should come down slowly and you should take a moment to reflect before storing it for the night.

• When hanging the American flag from a window or draped from the edge of a building, always hang the flag vertically with the field of stars to the left for anyone viewing it.

As a sign of respect, it is proper to place your hand over your heart during a flag raising or lowering ceremony. Servicemen and women may use a military salute. Do not fly your American flag at night unless it is properly illuminated.

1 comment:

  1. I was taught flag etiquette in eighth grade. I respect our flag greatly. I have research as much as I can, but can find no definitive answer to this question. I would like to display an aged looking flag (tea stained) on our cabin for the patriotic holidays. I can find no mention in the code or elsewhere that this is oddensive. I would do so according to all the rules of display. Is a tea stained flag appropriate?

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