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When the US Flag is carried in a procession with
another flag or flags, the US Flag should either
be on the marching right, i.e., the Flag’s own
right, or when there is a line of other flags, the
US Flag may be in front of the center of that line. |
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When the US Flag is displayed with another flag
against a wall from crossed staffs, the US Flag
should be on the right, the Flag’s own right, and
its staff should be in front of the staff of the
other flag. |
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When flags of
two or more nations are displayed they should be
flown from separate staffs of the same height and
the flags should be of approximately equal in size.
International usage forbids the display of the flag
of one nation above that of another nation in time
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When the US
Flag is displayed otherwise than being flown from a
staff, it should be displayed flat, whether
indoors or out, or so suspended that it folds fall
as free as though the Flag was staffed. When
displayed either horizontally or vertically against
a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the
Flag’s own right: that is, the observers left.
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When the Flag
is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope, extending
from a house to a pole at the edge of the sidewalk,
the Flag should be hoisted out from the building
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When a number
of flags of States or cities or pennants of
societies are grouped and displayed from staffs with
the US Flag, the US Flag should be centered and
at the highest point of the group. |
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When the US
Flag is displayed from a staff projecting
horizontally or at an angle from the window
sill, balcony or front of building, the union of the
Flag should go clear to the peak of the staff unless
the Flag is at half-staff.
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When the US
Flag is on a platform, as if facing the
audience, it should be on its own right ( the
audience’s left). |
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When the US
Flag is off of a platform, as part of the audience,
it should be on its right ( the audience’s right). |
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It is the
custom to display the US Flag only from sunrise to
sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs
in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is
desired the US Flag may be displayed twenty-four
hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours
of darkness. It should be hoisted briskly, but
should be lowered slowly and ceremoniously.
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When flags of
States or cities or pennants of societies are flown
on the same halyard with the US Flag, the US
Flag will always be at the peak. When flown on
adjacent staffs the US Flag should be hoisted first
and lowered last. No such flag or pennant flown
should be placed above or to the right of the US
Flag, i.e. to the observer’s left, except during
church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea,
when the church pennant may be flown above the US
Flag during church services for the personnel of the
Navy.
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When the US
Flag is flown at half-staff, the Flag should be
hoisted to the peak for an instant then lowered to
the half-staff position; but before lowering the
Flag for the day it should be raised again to the
peak. |
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When US Flag
is used to cover casket, the Flag should be
placed so that the union is at the head and over the
left shoulder. The Flag should not be lowered into
the grave nor allowed to touch the ground. The
casket should be carried foot first.
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The Proper Use
of Bunting of the National colors should be used
for covering a speaker’s desk, draping over the
front of the platform and for decoration in general.
Bunting should be arranged with the blue above,
the white in the middle, and the red below. If used
in a vertical decoration, the blue area will be to
the observer’s left.
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When displayed
on a staff in a house of worship, the US Flag
should hold the position of superior prominence, and
in the position of honor at the clergyman’s right.
The house of worships flag should be on the
clergyman’s left. Also the US Flag may have the
Eagle on the top of the staff since it is a
permanent position.
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When displayed
in office, the US Flag should be in back and to
the right of the desk. Other organizational flags
should be in the back to the left.
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