For those out there who really don’t know anything
about how to display the American flag, I have found an article that will
enlighten each and every one of you.
Funny thing is, the flag is considered a “LIVING THING” and should be
taken care of. It should be treated with
respect and dignity because it represents the country that it is raised
over. Funny how that is not how the U.S.
flies it these days. This is another reason why our party has designated a new flag that has not been disgraced in any way.
Look at the other countries in the world and see how they display their Nation's flag. I bet you wouldn't see them disrespecting their flag's would you? If you were to go there and do to them what foreigners do to our flag in our country, you would probably be shot.
Thanks for reading,
Christopher Chambless
When
and How to Display the U.S. Flag
Long may Old Glory wave
by David Johnson
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Flag Day
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The United States Flag
Code stipulates that as the symbol of a living country, the flag is considered
in itself a living thing and should be properly displayed and cared for. The
code outlines the proper ways to display the American flag.
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Raise the flag briskly.
Lower it ceremoniously.
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Never allow the flag to
touch the ground or floor.
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Do not fly the flag in
bad weather, unless it is an all-weather flag.
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The flag can only be
flown at night if properly illuminated. Otherwise, it should only be flown from
sunrise to sunset.
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The flag should always
be allowed to fall free.
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The flag should never be
used to carry, store, or deliver anything.
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Never fly the flag
upside down except to signal an emergency.
Ceremonial
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When hung over a
sidewalk on a rope extending from a building, the stars are always away from
the building.
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When the flag is hung
over a street running east to west, the stars are always toward the north. When
the flag is hung over a street running north to south, the stars are always
toward the east.
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When a group of flags is
being displayed, the U.S. flag should be at the center and at the highest
point. The only exception is when the flag of another nation is being
flown—national flags should be of the same size and fly at the same height.
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When covering a casket,
the stars should be at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag should
never touch the ground or be lowered into the grave.
Inside
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When on a speaker's
podium, the flag should be either above and behind the speaker, or to the
speaker's right as he faces the audience.
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When displayed either
horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union (blue field) should be
uppermost and to the flag's right, that is, the observer's left.
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In a window, or
suspended above a corridor, the flag should hang with the union on the viewer's
left.
Government
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The flag should be flown
daily at the main administration building of public institutions.
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Polling places should
display a flag on election days.
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School buildings should
display a flag when school is in session.
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Flags should fly at
half-staff on the deaths of certain government officials.
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When the flag is
displayed against a wall with another flag from crossed staffs, the U.S. flag
should be on the right (facing the audience) and its staff should be on top of
the other flag's.
Parades
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When the flag is carried
in procession with other flags, it should be either on the right of the line of
flags, or in front of the center of the line.
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On floats, the flag
should be displayed on a staff.
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The flag should not be
draped over a car, train, or boat. When displayed with a car, the flag's staff
should be attached to the right fender, or the chassis.
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The flag should be held
upright and should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental, state, or
organizational flags may be dipped.
Decorative
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The flag should never be
used as clothing, bedding, or drapery. Red, white, and blue bunting may be used
as decoration instead, with the blue on top, white in the middle, and red
below.
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The flag should never be
part of a uniform, but a flag patch or lapel pin can be part of a police or
other uniform.
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The flag should not be
used to cover a statue or monument.
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The flag should not be
used to cover a ceiling.
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Advertising banners
should not be hung from the same staff as a flag.
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The flag should not
appear on napkins, boxes, or other disposable items, nor should it be
embroidered on cushions, handkerchiefs, or similar objects.
Flag Maintenance
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The flag should never be
carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.
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Care should be taken not
to let the flag get torn, dirty, or damaged.
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The flag should never
have placed upon it, nor attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word,
figure, design, picture, or drawing.
When to Fly the Flag
The flag can be
displayed on all days, but in particular it should be flown on:
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New
Year's Day, January 1
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Inauguration
Day, January 20
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Martin
Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, third Monday in January
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Lincoln's
Birthday, February 12
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Washington's
Birthday, third Monday in
February
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Easter
Sunday (variable)
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Mother's
Day, second Sunday in
May
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Armed
Forces Day, third Saturday in
May
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Memorial
Day (half-staff until
noon*), the last Monday in May
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Flag
Day, June 14
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Independence
Day, July 4
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Labor
Day, first Monday in
September
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Constitution
Day, September 17
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Columbus
Day, second Monday in
October
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Navy
Day, October 27
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Veterans
Day, November 11
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Thanksgiving
Day, fourth Thursday in
November
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Christmas
Day, December 25
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Other
days as may be
proclaimed by the President of the United States
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The
birthdays of States (date of admission)
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State
holidays
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*On Memorial Day,
the flag should be hung at half-staff until noon, when it should be raised to
the top of the staff.
Pledge of Allegiance
“I pledge allegiance
to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it
stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
The pledge should be
said while standing at attention and facing the flag with right hand over the
heart. When not in uniform men should remove their headdress with their right
hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons
in uniform should remain silent, face the flag and render the military salute.
The same behavior
applies during the raising or lowering of the flag, or when it passes on
parade.
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