Flag Etiquette: When, Where and How to display the American Flag for Memorial Day
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Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on May 15, 2018 FEATURED Content HBCU Members: How well do you know flag etiquette? Follow this guide from Nationwide to ensure you’re accurately displaying the American flag. The cardinal rule about displaying the American flag is to do it respectfully. In 1924, a committee of Army and Navy representatives met with other nation groups to work out a code of flag etiquette, establishing a set of rules for displaying Old Glory. The code, was approved by the committee on what became Flag Day, June 14. Congress approved the U.S. Flag Code in 1942, establishing an official etiquette for the handling and display of the U.S. Flag. The essential rules for displaying the flag include:
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Reginald Culpepper
President, Fulfillment and Web Services, HBCUCONNECT Clark Atlanta University class of 1998 Member Since September 2000 |
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