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Scooch performing "Flying the Flag (for You)" for the United Kingdom. "Flying the Flag (For You)" was the nineteenth song to be sung during the Eurovision Song Contest. [ 8 ]
Scooch is a British pop group, comprising performers Natalie Powers, Caroline Barnes, David Ducasse and Russ Spencer.. Scooch represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with their song "Flying the Flag (For You)", finishing joint 22nd out of 24 entries after receiving 19 points in the final.
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.
If you want to fly the stars and stripes, here's what you need to know about proper American flag etiquette and the U.S. Flag Code. Learn the Do's and Don'ts of Properly Flying the American Flag ...
Before you go to hang Old Glory, you should know that there are specific directives for Memorial Day and rules on flying the American flag at half-staff. So, if you need a refresher before showing ...
The U.S. flag is usually flown at full staff on Flag Day, though a president or state governor issues a proclamation to fly it at half staff. People are also reading: Flags are half-staff in Texas ...
A flag protocol (or flag code) is a set of rules and regulations for the display of flags within a country, including national, subnational, and foreign flags. Generally, flag protocols call for the national flag to be the most prominent flag (i.e, in the position of honor), flown highest and to its own right (the viewer's left) and for the flag to never touch the ground.
Technically, flying the flag upside down is not desecration of Old Glory but, according to the U.S. Flag Code, a “signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property. ...