Royal Star

 

It’s been a decade since I shared this, so it’s probably time to repost. If you decide to display the stars and stripes today, please keep these rules in mind:

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. Flags are flown at half-staff 30 days to observe a president’s death. On a ship, it’s called “half-mast.”

7. In the United States, the American flag should always fly above state and other flags.

8. Fold a flag to store it.

9. When your flag becomes worn, retire it. Old flags should be burned, never binned.

Have a happy Flag Day!