Did You Know There is Flag Etiquette?

 As children we were taught to reverence the flag of our beloved county.  As Brownies and Girl Scouts we learned to care for the flag of America for which people had died.  Yet, there are those who neglect to display Old Glory with the respect it deserves.

 In most cases it is probably unintentional. As I pass by some locations I see tattered flags flying, wet flags, and other misuse.  There are many rules that apply to the placing the flag of the United States of America.  When you fly your flag at your location or at your home for the holiday please remember:

1. The flag of America should not be left hanging overnight unless it is illuminated.
2. The flag of America should not be written on, used to carry other things, nor worn as an item of clothing.
3. A tattered flag of America should either be retired and burned or repaired.
4. The flag of America should not touch the ground.

John Daley writes in his poem – The Flag  (partial):

                “Here’s to the blue of it,

                Star-Spangled hue of it,

                Heavenly view of it,

                Constant and true,

                Here’s to the whole of it,

                Stars, Stripes, and pole of it,

Here’s to the soul of it,

The Red, White, and Blue.”