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2. Half-mast - Wikipedia

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   The Finnish flag flying at half-mast after the 2011 Norway attacks The American flag flying at half-mast in Buchenwald, Thuringia, Nazi Germany, on 19 April 1945 after the death of US President Franklin Roosevelt. Half-mast or half-staff (American English) refers to a flag flying below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a ...

3. 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.

4. Flagpole - Wikipedia

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   The current tallest flagpole in the United States (and the tallest flying an American flag) is the 400-foot (120 m) pole completed before Memorial Day 2014 and custom-made with an 11-foot (3.4 m) base in concrete by wind turbine manufacturer Broadwind Energy.

5. Flags are flying at half-staff in Idaho. How, why and when ...

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   Flying the American flag, or a state flag, halfway up the flagpole is a symbol of mourning for the country or state after the death of a government official, military member or first responder; a ...

6. Why are the flags flying at half-staff in Wisconsin on ... - AOL

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   American and state flags will fly at half-staff on Wednesday, May 15, to honor Peace Officers Memorial Day. ... Half-mast refers to flags lowered on a ship while half-staff refers to a pole in the ...

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

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   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.