The American Flag
Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United
States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation
under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
By Francis Bellamy
The Star-Spangled Banner
"Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early
light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last
gleaming;
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous
fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly
streaming;
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in
air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was
still there.
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the
brave?"
How Does One Properly Fly the Flag?
1. The flag is always hoisted briskly
and lowered ceremoniously.
2. The
flag is never allowed to touch the ground or the floor.
3.
When hung over a sidewalk on a rope extending from a building to a pole, the
union stars are always away from the building.
4. When vertically hung over the
center of the street, the flag always has the union stars to the north in an
east/west street, and to the east in a north/south street.
5. The
flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest
point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants
of societies are grouped and
displayed from staffs.
6. The
flag should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds but always allowed
to fall free.
7. The
flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day then raised
to the top of the staff.
8.
Never fly the flag upside down except as a signal of distress in instances of
extreme danger to life or property.
9. The
flag is never flown in inclement weather except when using an all-weather flag.
10.The flag can be flown every day from sunrise to sunset and at night if illuminated properly.
This information conforms to the current Federal flag code.
The Flag should be displayed every day, and especially on these dates:
New
Year's Day, January 1st
Inauguration Day, January 20th
Lincoln's Birthday, February 12th
Washington's Birthday, 3rd Monday in February
Easter Sunday, variable
Mother's Day, 2nd Sunday in May
Armed Forces Day, 3rd Saturday in May
Peace Officers Memorial Day at half-staff, May 15th
unless it conflicts with Armed Forces Day, then May 16th
Memorial Day at half-staff until Noon - last Monday
in May
Flag Day, June 14th
Independence Day, July 4th
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day at
half-staff, July 27th
Labor Day, 1st Monday in September
Citizenship Day, September 17th
Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October
Veterans Day, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday in November
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at
half-staff, December 7th
Christmas Day, December 25th
And such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States; and on the date of admission of States to the Union; and on State holidays.
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