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2. How to properly hang, display the US flag for Memorial Day - AOL

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   Here's how to respectfully handle the flag during Memorial Day and other times of remembrance. Flag etiquette for Memorial Day The following guidelines have been sourced from the U.S. Department ...

3. Here's What You Need to Know About Memorial Day Flag Etiquette

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   What is the proper flag etiquette for Memorial Day? According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, "On Memorial Day the flag should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until noon only, then ...

4. Flag protocol - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Half-mast - Wikipedia

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   At the same time, a federal advisory committee tabled its report on the protocol of flying the national flag at half-mast, recommending that the Peace Tower flag remain at full height on days such as the Police Officers National Memorial Day and the National Day or Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, stating that the flag should ...

6. 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.

7. Missing man table - Wikipedia

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   POW/MIA flag. A missing man table, also known as a fallen comrade table, [1] is a ceremony and memorial that is set up in military dining facilities of the United States Armed Forces and during official dining functions, in honor of fallen, missing, or imprisoned military service members. [2]

8. Flag Day is Friday: Here's the symbolism and history behind ...

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   National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. National Firefighters Memorial Day. President Dwight Eisenhower also issued a proclamation on the proper times for flying the flag at half-staff when ...

9. Remembrance Day - Wikipedia

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   Remembrance Day in Sri Lanka, also known as the National War heroes commemoration day, marks the capitulation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the end to the Sri Lankan Civil War on 18 May 2009. The day is a war heroes commemoration day as well as a remembrance day for civilians who died in the war from both sides.