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

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   Never display the flag with the union down unless you are signaling distress. When hanging the flag somewhere, do not let it touch the ground. Do not use the U.S. flag for the following purposes:

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

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   If you are unable to display the flag at half-staff on Memorial Day, it is also accepted practice to display your flag with a black mourning ribbon to acknowledge the somber meaning of the day and ...

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. Military funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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   An honor guard composed of one or more branches of the United States Armed Forces, presents the flag to the next of kin. The presenter, a member of the same service as the deceased, will lean forward [8] while presenting the folded flag, with the straight edge

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. This Is Why the Red Poppy Is a Symbol of Memorial Day

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   Americans wear red poppy flowers on Memorial Day to honor the men and women in armed forces who lost their lives protecting our country.