Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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.
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.
Staff Sgt. Melinda Hamilton of the North Carolina National Guard salutes the U.S. flag during the national anthem at Biggs Park at Fort Bliss, July 4, 2012. Flag etiquette course offered
Oh, and of course, there's a fervor for flying the American flag! That's because, at its core, the federal holiday is about remembering those who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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 ...
"Etiquette is integral to maintaining a sense of decorum and civility in an airport," flight attendant Francesca Sampeur, tells Town & Country. "Traveling can be stressful around peak times like ...
A household pennant (Finnish: isännänviiri; Swedish: vimpel; Norwegian: vimpel; Danish: vimpel) can be flown whenever there is no flag flying day and it is usually a means of telling that the "master of the house" is at home or simply for decorations. Due to this, pennants flags are usually a more common sight than the national flag in these ...