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  2. 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]

  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 ...

  4. Military funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The flag of the United States draped over the casket is meticulously folded thirteen times by a total of six honor guards, three on each side of the casket. When the flag is completely folded, the stars point upwards, which remind Americans of their national motto, In God We Trust.

  5. Major veterans organization weighs in on upside-down American ...

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    The American Legion has weighed in on American flag-related controversies before. In 2016, Trump said in a post to X that "nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag."

  6. Flag of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The American Legion and other organizations regularly conduct flag retirement ceremonies, often on Flag Day, June 14. (The Boy Scouts of America recommends that modern nylon or polyester flags be recycled instead of burned due to hazardous gases produced when such materials are burned.) [110]

  7. 'It's a rarity': Two female veterans leading local American ...

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    The American Legion is a national organization that began in 1919. Veterans from all branches of the military can join. Jaworski, a 10-year member of the Milan post, was elected commander in May ...

  8. American Legion - Wikipedia

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    The Paris Caucus. The American Legion was established in Paris, France, on March 15 to 17, 1919, by a thousand commissioned officers and enlisted men, delegates from all the units of the American Expeditionary Forces to an organization caucus meeting, which adopted a tentative constitution and selected the name "American Legion".

  9. DAR Flag Day event to include flag retirement ceremony - AOL

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    These questions will be answered when John Benning Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution conducts a flag folding demonstration and flag retirement ceremony honoring the Flag of the United ...