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2. How to properly hang, display the US flag for Memorial Day - AOL

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   Here's how to respectfully handle the flag during Memorial Day and other times of remembrance. Flag etiquette for Memorial Day. The following guidelines have been sourced from the U.S. Department ...

3. Here's What You Need to Know About Memorial Day Flag Etiquette

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   What is the proper flag etiquette for Memorial Day? According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, "On Memorial Day the flag should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until noon only, then ...

4. Flag protocol - Wikipedia

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   The flag is only displayed at half-staff by presidential decree or act of Congress, except on two days: On Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the flag can be displayed at half-staff until sundown; on Memorial Day, the flag is flown at half-staff until noon, and then raised to full staff for the remainder of the day. When displaying the US flag, it ...

5. Flags are half-staff in Texas for Memorial Day, but only ...

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   Memorial Day, when the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff. Peace Officers Memorial Day, unless that day is also Armed Forces Day.

6. Memorial Day - Wikipedia

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   Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) [1] is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. [2] [3] It is observed on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial beginning of summer in the ...

7. United States Flag Code - Wikipedia

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   The flag should never touch anything physically beneath it. [9] An urban myth claimed that if the flag touched the ground, it had to be destroyed under the Flag Code; however, it has been affirmed by the American Legion and state governments that this is not the case. [10] [11] The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding or drapery.

8. Memorial Day 2024: The Meaning & History of the Holiday

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   There’s a specific way to display the American flag on Memorial Day, according to the U.S. Flag Code: hoist the flag quickly up to full staff at sunrise, then lower to half-staff until noon, and ...

9. Half-mast - Wikipedia

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   At the same time, a federal advisory committee tabled its report on the protocol of flying the national flag at half-mast, recommending that the Peace Tower flag remain at full height on days such as the Police Officers National Memorial Day and the National Day or Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, stating that the flag should ...