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  2. 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.

  3. Flag of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.

  4. Distress signal - Wikipedia

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    Name of the vessel or ship in distress; Its position (actual, last known, or estimated expressed in lat/long or in distance/bearing from a specific location) Nature of the vessel distress condition or situation (e.g. on fire, sinking, aground, taking on water, adrift in hazardous waters) Number of persons at risk or to be rescued; grave injuries

  5. Learn the Do's and Don'ts of Properly Flying the American Flag

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  6. Upside-down flag at Justice Alito's home another blow for ...

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    The American flag is not supposed to be flown upside down except as a signal of dire distress or extreme danger, according to the U.S. Flag Code. That significance has made it into a protest ...

  7. Check Out These Cool and Patriotic Facts About the American Flag

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    The image of Buzz Aldrin on the moon with an American flag is one of the most iconic photos in American history. The U.S. planted the first flag on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

  8. International Code of Signals - Wikipedia

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    The code also covers procedural aspects (how to initiate a call, the format of a message, how to format date and time, etc.), how naval ships (which usually use their own codes) indicate that they are using the ICS (by flying the code pennant), use in radiotelephony (use of the spoken word "Interco"), and various other matters (such as how an ...

  9. 13 versions of the US flag you've probably never seen - AOL

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    The flag is also a symbol of exploration. It was planted on the moon during the first landing by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969. The flag even has its own day -- each year Americans celebrate flag ...