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Flag Facts

By Justin Brown ( Contact ) May 21, 2008

Many of us fly the flag at Memorial Day, but do you have all the facts on the proper way to do so? I found this very interesting and I never knew it before.

American Flags.Com urges all Americans to fly an American flag at half-staff on Monday in honor of Memorial Day.

According to the U.S. Flag Code, the United States flag should be hoisted to the top of a flagpole for an instant and then lowered to half-staff until noon, before being returned to the top of the staff for the rest of the day.

Those without a vertical flagpole may affix a black mourning bow to their home flag kits instead of lowering the flag.

Have a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend and remember the men and women of our armed forces. Past & Present. They are the real reason for our "day off."

Fly the flag!

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