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Order a U.S. Flag
Buy a flag that has flown over the Capitol
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Please note we can only accept checks and money orders for the cost of these flags; please do not send cash.
Flag Etiquette: Displaying the Flag
When displaying the flag, it is important to remember certain guidelines of proper flag etiquette. They are:
- When the flag is displayed either vertically or horizontally against a wall, the stars should be placed at the top of the flag's right and the observer's left.
- In a window - Hang the flag vertically with the stars to the left of anyone looking at it from the street.
- During a time of national mourning, the flag can be flown at half-mast by order or proclamation of the President of the United States. When flown at half-mast, the flag should be hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be raised to the peak before it is lowered at the end of the day. On Memorial Day the flag should be displayed at half-mast until noon, then raised to the top of the staff and flown until sunset.
- When the flag is used to cover a casket, it should be placed with the stars at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag should not be lowered into the grave or be allowed to touch the ground.
- When lowering the flag, make certain that no part of it touches the ground. It should be received by waiting hands and arms. To store the flag, ceremoniously fold it length wise in half, then repeat with the blue field on the outside. Finally, while one person holds it by the blue field, another then makes a triangular fold in the opposite end, continuing to fold it in triangles until only the blue shield shows.
How to fold a flag (below):
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