June 14, 1777, the second Continental Congress voted to adopt the Stars and Stripes as our country’s flag. At the time, it had 13 red and white stripes and a circle of 13 stars on a blue field. If you display a flag, you should be aware of these rules:
1. Never let a flag touch the ground.
2. Always display a flag with the blue field to the upper left.
3. Raise a flag briskly at sunrise and lower it slowly at sunset.
4. Don’t fly a flag in bad weather.
5. Don’t fly a flag at night without a light.
6. The flag is flown at half staff 30 days to observe a death. On a ship, it’s called “half mast.”
7. The American flag flies above state and other flags.
8. Fold a flag to store it.
9. When your flag is worn, retire it. Old flags should be burned, not binned.
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