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Flag Day, June 14
WALL: The flag can be displayed
vertically or horizonally. The stars should be at the top of the flag on the observer's left.
House or Apartment: The flag should be flown
at night only if illuminated and in inclement weather only if made of all-weather material. It should be clean
without tears, rips or shredding.
Podium: The flag should be placed to the
right of the speaker or staging area. Other flags should be placed to the left.
Street: When suspended across a street, it
should hang vertically with the stars to the north or east.
On a car: The staff should be attached to the
right fender.
State: The U.S. flag flies at the center and
highest point of a group when flags of other states, localities or societies are grouped together. No other flag
should be larger. The U.S. flag is always the first raised and lowered.
National: The U.S. flag and other national
flags should be of equal size and flown on separate staffs of the same height. They should be raised and lowered
simultaneously.
Retiring old flags: Flags may be mended when torn
or cleaned when dirty. Do not hem or shorten to the point where its measurements are no longer in proportion. Check
with local Boy or Girl Scout troops, Veterans of Foreign Wars or the American Legion for the collection and
disposal of tattered flags. |