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Legion Post 95 offers flag etiquette guidelines

To the Editor:
Glencoe American Legion Post 95 submits flag adequate guidelines.
The fundamental rule of flag etiquette is: treat all flags with respect and common sense. The American flag should take precedence over all other flags when flown in the United States. It should not be flown lower than another flag, nor should it be smaller than another flag flown with it. Other flags may be flown at the same height and in the same size. Other national flags should not be smaller than or flown lower than the American flag when displayed together. If it is not possible to display two or more national flags at the same height, it is not proper to display them together at all.
The point of honor is on the extreme left from the standpoint of the observer. The order from left to right of flags flown together is the Stars and Stripes, other national flags in alphabetical order, state flags, county flags and city flags, organizational flags, and personal flags.
If one flag is at half staff in mourning, other flags flown with it should be at half staff. First raise the flags to their peak, then lower to half staff. The American flag is raised first and lowered last. Flags are to fly at half staff from sunrise to sunset.
For flags that can’t be lowered, such as those on many homes, the American Legion says that attaching a black streamer or ribbon to the top of the flag is an acceptable alternative. The ribbon should be the same width as a stripe on the flag and the same length as the flag.
A salute (hand over heart when not in uniform) should be rendered when the flag is raised, lowered or carried on parade, when the Pledge of Allegiance is recited, and when the National Anthem is played (unless the flag is not present).
It is proper to fly the American flag at night, but only if it is spotlighted.
In a public gathering (lecture hall, church, etc.), the American flag should be to the right of the speakers or on the wall behind them.
The canton of the flag (the blue field with 50 stars) should always be to the observer’s left except: when displayed on a casket, when displayed as a decal on the right side of a vehicle, when worn as a patch on the right arm (use on the left arm is preferable).
The Stars & Stripes should be in the center of a group of flags only when: the center pole is taller than the others, or when a fan-like arrangement makes the center pole higher than the others.
It is not illegal to fly the flag (state, ethnic group, organization, etc.) alone, but it is always preferable to display the American flag at the same time.
The U.S. flag may be flown every day, especially on the following: Jan. 1, New Year’s Day; Jan. 20, Inauguration Day; third Monday in January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Feb. 12, Lincoln’s birthday; third Monday in February, Presidents Day; Feb. 22, Washington’s birthday;
April 6, Army Day; Easter Sunday; May 8, V-E Day; second Sunday in May, Mother’s Day; third Saturday in May, Armed Forces Day; last Monday in May, Memorial Day; May 30, traditional Memorial Day; June 14, Flag Day; third Sunday in June, Fathers Day;
July 4, Independence Day; Aug. 7, Purple Heart Day; Aug. 14, VJ Day; Aug. 19, National Aviation Day; first Monday in September, Labor Day; Sept. 11, Patriot Day; Sept. 17, Constitution Day; second Monday in October, Columbus Day; Oct. 27, Navy Day;
First Tuesday in November, Election Day; Nov. 10, Marine Corps birthday; Nov. 11, Veterans Day; fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving; Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day; Dec. 25, Christmas Day.
Glencoe American
Legion Post 95
James Entinger,
Commander