Hints from Heloise - Flag Etiquette

By Hklbrries

Dear Readers:

July Fourth is only a few days away, and many of us will choose to fly an American flag to support the United States' Independence Day. Here are some guidelines to follow when displaying a flag:

The flag should be briskly raised and slowly lowered, and should always be illuminated, either by sunlight or a light source at night. When lowered, the flag never should touch the ground. The flag should be flown upside down only as a sign of distress.

The flag never should be altered, added to or drawn on. The flag never should be used for advertising or as part of a costume or an athletic uniform. It should not be used as a cover or decoration for anything.

When a flag is too worn or damaged to fly and can no longer serve as a symbol of our country, it is to be retired and destroyed in a dignified burning. Check with the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars or other civic organizations - they often have a flag-burning ceremony on or around Flag Day.

Heloise

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