PROTOCOL 1 Laws and Regulations Other Flags Precedence Hall of Shame Flag Trivia Overview 2 The Flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing US Code Title 4 Chapter 1 Section 8 j ID: 448119
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U.S. FLAG PROTOCOL
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Laws and Regulations Other Flags Precedence
Hall of Shame
Flag Trivia
Overview
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“The Flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.”
U.S. Code, Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 8 (j)
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United States CodeTitle 4, chapter 1 – flag & seal
Title 18, chapter 18 – crimes & punishments
Title 36, chapter 10 – patriotic customs and courtesies
Executive orders & Presidential Proclamations
US Flag Laws & Regulations
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Patriotic Customs- USC Title 36, Chapter 10Position and Manner of Display (Section 175)
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In a procession with another flag or flags:
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When a number of flags are displayed:
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When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the US Flag, the US Flag should always be at the peak
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When Hung from a Building or Ceiling
Should be…
Displayed Stars to the Top and Stripes to the Right when hung from corridors or streets or on building facings
Union to the North or East over city streets
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RIGHT
LEFT
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Displayed as Stars and Stripes
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When displayed in a public auditorium or from a staff in a church:
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Finials
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Respect for the Flag
How
should the US Flag NOT be treated?
Not used as a covering for anything except a casket Not worn as clothing
Not be torn or worn
Used in any manner in which it will be
thrown away
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These are examples and not an inclusive list
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Using the National Colors
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Bunting
Flag buntings for decorating during holidays, parades, speaker's platforms, etc. should be arranged where the blue is on top, then white and then red. I know we normally say "Red, White and Blue" but in this case, buntings are to be done, Blue, White and Red. This is because the blue represents the union and as with previous rules for flying our flag, the blue part always goes to the North or on top.
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State and Territorial Flags
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Displayed in order of the date entered the Union
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Organizational Flags
Department of Interior
Department of Commerce
Corporate/
Industry
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Positional Flags
President of the United States
Vice President
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Personal Flags
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Miniature Flags
Miniature or table top flags are typically used in meetings or signing ceremonies especially if involving international guests
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Appropriate and necessary to display in precedence order:
National
State (in order they entered the union)
Local GovernmentOrganizational
PositionalPersonalPOW/MIA
Precedence
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Appropriate and necessary to display in precedence order:
Army
Marine Corps
NavyAir Force
Coast Guard
Precedence Military
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Flag Requests
Senator Richard Shelby
www.shelby.senate.gov
Honorable Mo Brooks
www.brooks.house.gov
You can request the flag be flown over the United States Capitol in honor of
a Special Occasion such as Retirement, birthday, graduation or anniversary.
Each flag will be accompanied with a certificate signed by the Architect of the Capitol certifying the date
that the flag was flown over the Capitol and listing the name of the person/persons or organization for whom
the flag was purchased.
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US Code, Title 36, Chapter 1, Section 301:
During rendition of our National Anthem when the flag is displayed, all those present, except those in uniform, should stand at attention facing the flag
with their right hand over their heart
Those in uniform should stand at attention
Men not in uniform should remove their headdress (hat) with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart
When out-doors, persons in uniform should render a military salute at the first note of the anthem and retain this position until the last note
Whether in-doors or out-doors, if the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed there
The U.S. National Anthem
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American Flag Wall of Shame
New swimsuits for the summer season spotted at my local Walmart.
Submitted by Walmart Shopper, Weatherford, Tx
"The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery."
(Flag Code, Section 8d)
Seems like even in the birthplace of U.S. History, not 100 yards from the location of the "shot heard round the world", the local Historic Society still doesn't know how to hang the flag.
Submitted the 4th of July, 2010, by "the faithful citizens of Lexington MA."
"When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a window, the flag should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street." (Flag Code, Section 7i)
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American Flag Wall of Shame
What's good for business is good for America! Well, the flag should not be used as decoration on a credit card, no matter how American that seems!
"The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever." (Flag Code, Section 8i)
"The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature." (Flag Code, Section 8g)
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American Flag Wall of Shame
BAD! Katy Perry’s costumes are not to be made of flags.
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American Flag Wall of Shame
The flag should not to be used as a "skin" on a disposable camera. This was found on sale at Sam's Club.
“The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark,
insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature." (Flag Code, Section 8g)
"The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
" (Flag Code, Section 8h)
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American Flag Wall of Shame
No. Section 8i of the Flag Code reads, "The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever."
The earliest drafts of the Flag Code were in response to the use of the flag in advertisements and on packaging, especially for beer
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USC, Chapter 36, Section 8g:
"The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.”
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Section 8 (j): No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform…Slide34
Section 8 (a): The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property .Slide35
US Code Titles 4 & 6Our Flag, 109
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Congress, 2nd Session, US Government Printing Office
National Flag Foundation: www.americanflags.org
Flag Research Center: http://www.flagresearchcenter.com
CIA World Fact Book: https://www.cia.gov
Resources
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FLAG TRIVIA
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On September 14, 1814 Francis Scott Key wrote
the "Star Spangled Banner.“ In which year did it
officially become our national anthem?
(a) 1867
(b) 1914
(c) 1931
(d) 1941
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C. 1931
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From your memory, and without peeking, how many stripes on
the American Flag are red?
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Eight
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B. Seven
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If you fly the American flag upside down, it means what?
(a) I am not a US citizen
(b) I am protesting something the US is doing
(c) I am in trouble and need help
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c. I am in trouble and need help
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When you see the flag pass by in a parade, what are you supposed to do?
(a) Put your right hand over your heart
(b) Bow your head
(c) Salute
(d) Wave
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a. For Civilians
c. For Military
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When does the flag outside of the White house not fly?
When the president is not there
When he has foreign visitors
It is always flying
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c. It is always flying
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How many American Flags are on the moon?
One
Three
Six
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C. Six
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The AMCOM CG which is a 2-star is hosting a Retirement Ceremony. You have a 4-star and 3-star in attendance. Which flags would you display?
US/ARMY/AMCOM/2 Star
US/ARMY/AMCOM/4 Star
US/ARMY/AMCOM/4/3/2
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a.
US/ARMY/AMCOM/2
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Who designed the first official U.S. Flag?
a. Betsy Ross
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Francis Hopkinson
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c.
Francis Hopkinson
It’s not known for certain who designed the first U.S. flag, but it is likely that the flag was designed by Declaration of Independence signer Francis Hopkinson
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According to U.S. Flag Code, the U.S. Flag should never be:
Raised quickly
Flown at night
Used as Clothing
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Used as clothing
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The last new star was added to the flag in which year? It was the year after Hawaii became the 50
th
state?
1940
1950
1960
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C. 1960
Hawaii joined the Union on August 21, 1959, and the new star was added to the flag the following fourth of July.
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Should be displayed:
To speaker’s right
To your visual left
Higher thanIn front ofOr in the center of all other flags
Displayed as “Stars and Stripes” to the observer
Recap: The Flag of the United States
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US Flag Protocol
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