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Flag etiquette
I came across these this morning, just thought I'd post for a refresher FYI for anyone interested...
Star-Spangled Manners Demand for American flags is high and people have a renewed interest in displaying them at home. The United States Flag Code contains specific instructions on how the flag should and should not be used. Here are some examples: • Unless illuminated at night, flags displayed outdoors should only be flown from sunrise to sunset. • The flag should not be flown on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all-weather flag is used. • The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides or back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat. When the flag is displayed on a motorcar, the staff should be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender. • When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag’s own right, that is, to the observer’s left. When displayed in a window, the flag should be displayed in the same way. • When used on a speaker’s platform, the flag, if displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker. • The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. On Memorial Day the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff. • The flag should never be displayed upside down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property. • The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water or merchandise. • The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. • The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling. • The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying or delivering anything. • The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. • The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning. Contact your local American Legion or VFW post for information on flag-burning ceremonies, which are often held on June 14, which is Flag Day. SOURCE: The American Legion |
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Anyway, if people have displayed or continue to display the flag incorrectly, I'm not about to get up in arms over it. There's a big, fat line between disrespect and simply not knowing. I've seen flags displayed incorrectly for a week and a half now and they're flown with just as much pride as anyone else.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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