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MarisaK
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Re: Who flys a flag outside their house?
Posted by Kara
Posted by 5ofClubs
Posted by CoopersMom01
American Flag, 365 days a year.
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You do take it in when the weather is bad, don't you? You're not supposed to fly the flag in the rain or other really bad weather.
Really ? Why?
I keep mine out ........is that disrespectful?? I had no idea -
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Re: Who flys a flag outside their house?
Posted by MarisaK
Posted by Kara
Posted by 5ofClubs
Posted by CoopersMom01
American Flag, 365 days a year.
same
You do take it in when the weather is bad, don't you? You're not supposed to fly the flag in the rain or other really bad weather.
Really ? Why?
I keep mine out ........is that disrespectful?? I had no idea -
Yes, it's disrespectful to fly the flag in the rain, inclement weather, or at night without a light on it.
Traditionally, the flag is flown from sunrise to sunset and shouldn't be flown in the dark. If you leave it up 24 hours a day, there should be a light on it from sunset to sunrise.
Some other flag tidbits:
- Don't fly old, tattered, or worn out flags
- Never throw out the American flag. It should be burned or buried. (The boy scouts do a proper flag burning ceremony to retire an old flag!)
- Don't let your flag touch the ground
- Fold your flag when not in use
- Traditionally, the flag is raised at sunrise briskly, but lowered slowly at sunset. (I don't really know the meaning behind this, though)
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Kara
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Re: Who flys a flag outside their house?
FYI, here is the US Flag Code (part of our federal laws) -- See the first two pages specifically:
http://www.legion.org/documents/legion/pdf/flagcode.pdf
Message edited 1/3/2008 1:45:48 PM.
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: Who flys a flag outside their house?
AMERICAN FLAG year round!
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JessInCA
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Re: Who flys a flag outside their house?
We normally fly the American flag and a Support Our Troops flag, but the fixture that attached the flag pole to our house recently broke. Once we get a new one they'll be out there again!
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ODonnell
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Re: Who flys a flag outside their house?
Posted by Kara
- Never throw out the American flag. It should be burned or buried. (The boy scouts do a proper flag burning ceremony to retire an old flag!)
You can leave old flags in at AmVets or American Legion halls. The one by us has a special box outside that you can put your flags in and they take care of destroying them in the proper manner.
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mrsmck
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Re: Who flys a flag outside their house?
We fly the American flag on the flagpole in the front yard. we have a smaller pole by the garage where we have smaller, seasonal flags.
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PattyK
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Re: Who flys a flag outside their house?
We live in an apartment and can't put up a post for a flag, we do have an American flag in the kitchen window and in the windows on our front door.
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