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When the Pledge of Allegiance is recited, when the flag is being raised or lowered, or when it is being carried past, we should face the flag and stand at attention.
Those in uniform should render the military salute.
The flag should not be carried flat or horizontally.
Outdoors, the flag should be flown only from sunrise to sunset. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the periods of darkness.
The flag should be raised briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
We should never let the flag touch anything beneath it, such as the ground.
We must never put any lettering, design, drawing, or advertising on the flag.
We must never use the flag as a decoration to drape tables or walls. Bunting of the national colors should be used instead.
We must not use the flag as part of clothing. However, it has become acceptable to wear flag patches on uniforms.
When displaying the flag in a window or on a wall, we must keep the union of stars to the left of the observer.
Traditionally the flag should be left free to fly in the breeze, symbolizing a free citizenry.
When the flag is flown at half-staff, it should be hoisted first to the peak for an instant, then lowered to half-mast.
On Memorial Day the flag is displayed at half-mast until noon only, then hoisted to the top of the staff. When the President of the United States dies, the flag is displayed at half-mast for thirty days.
The flag is never flown with the stars down, except to signify dire distress.
When the flag is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, it should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.
On June 14th, 1916, Flag Day was celebrated as a national holiday for the first time. It was President Woodrow Wilson who issued a proclamation designating that every June 14th should be “observed as Flag Day with special patriotic exercises� in every city and town.
The flag is flown by Presidential Proclamation 24-hours a day at the following places:
Fort McHenry, Maryland
Flaghouse Square, Baltimore, Maryland
U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Marine Corps Memorial, Arlington, Virginia
The White House, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Customs Ports of Entry
The following dates are considered flag holidays:
New Year’s Day January 1st
Martin Luther King Jr.s’ Birthday January 15th
Inauguration Day January 20th
Lincoln’s Birthday February 12th
Washington’s Birthday Third Monday in February
Easter Sunday Date changes every year
Mother’s Day Second Sunday in May
Armed Forces Day Third Saturday in May
Memorial Day last Monday in May
Flag Day June 14th
Independence Day July 4th
Labor Day First Monday in September
Constitution and Citizenship Day September 17th
Columbus Day Second Monday in October
Navy Day October 27th
Veterans Day November 11th
Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November
Christmas Day December 25th
For even more information on the American Flag, go to: http://www.usflag.org/
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