How NOT to Display the United States Flag
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 shall be fixed firmly
to the chassis or clamped to the right fender.
The
flag should never be displayed with the union 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 carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.
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. Bunting of blue,
white and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red
below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform,
and for decoration in general.
No
part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag
patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members
of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered
a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left
lapel near the heart.
The flag
should be displayed on all days, especially on:
New
Year's Day, January 1
Inauguration
Day, January 20
Lincoln's
Birthday, February 12
Washington's
Birthday, third Monday in February
Easter
Sunday (variable)
Mother's
Day, second Sunday in May
Armed
Forces Day, third Saturday in May
Memorial
Day (half-staff until noon), the last Monday in May
Flag
Day, June 14
Independence
Day, July 4
Labor
Day, first Monday in September
Constitution
Day, September 17
Columbus
Day, second Monday in October
Navy
Day, October 27
Veterans
Day, November 11
Thanksgiving
Day, fourth Thursday in November
Christmas
Day, December 25
and
such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States
the
birthdays of States (date of admission)
and on
State holidays.
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information on proper flag etiquette,
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