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The Department of Veterans Affairs has laid out the important steps you should follow when retiring and discarding a worn or soiled American flag.
Summer is full of patriotic celebrations. The Pioneer Woman Mercantile hosts a fantastic 4th of July celebration, and Ree's even been known to make a flag cake for Memorial Day.Some people set out ...
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 ...
In the Boy Scouts of America, [3] To The Colors is recommended for both raising and lowering the flag (preceded by Retreat in the evening as per the US Army protocol). The Boy Scouts of America offer a Bugling Merit Badge, [4] requiring a Scout to properly sound a choice of ten of fifteen named bugle calls, of which To the Colors is one.
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.
The state flag is officially described by law as: a rectangle that: (1) has a width to length ratio of two to three; and (2) contains: (A) one blue vertical stripe that has a width equal to one-third the length of the flag; (B) two equal horizontal stripes, the upper stripe white, the lower stripe red, each having a length equal to two-thirds the length of the flag; and (C) one white, regular ...
Hang the U.S. flag properly. When the U.S. flag is hung on a wall of any kind, it should be laid flat to avoid folds in the fabric. When suspended over a street, the flag should be hung with the ...
Type Symbol Date designated Image Motto "Friendship" 1930 [1] [2]: Nickname "The Lone Star State" [1] Flag: The Lone Star Flag [1]: June 30, 1839 National seal: Seal of the Republic of Texas