Flag Education

Flying the Flag Displayed from sunrise to sunset everyday and on all National holidays and patriotic occasions If it is flown at night, it MUST have a light shining on it Flag should be hoisted briskly, and lowered ceremoniously

Displaying the Flag When 2 or more flags of different nations are displayed they should be on separate staffs and all the same height

Displaying the Flag When the U.S. Flag is flown with other state and/or organizational flags and they are on separate staffs, the US flag should be in the middle and higher than the others

Displaying the Flag When two or more flags are flown from the same staff and one is the US flag, the US flag should be at the top or point of the flagpole.

Displaying the Flag When the US flag is displayed over a speaker’s platform, it should be flat, behind, and above the speaker

Displaying Flag When the flag is displayed on a staff near a speaker’s podium it should be to the speaker’s right and slightly in front of the speaker’s platform in a position of superior prominence.

Displaying the Flag The US flag should NEVER be used as a covering for a statue or other artifact The flag should never be used as part of a costume or clothing The US flag should be placed over a casket with the union at the head and over the left shoulder of the body.

Flag Disposal The flag should NEVER touch the ground. It must be disposed of properly if it does. Proper disposal ends with the flag being ceremoniously burned The flag is flown at half staff during times of national mourning The only time the US flag is flown upside down is during times of Dire Distress. The flag is never dipped to anyone on any occasion, not even to the POTUS.

Meaning of the Flag Original Flag had 13 Stars for the 13 original states

Meaning of the Flag 13 stripes for the 13 colonies 7 red stripes-red for the blood that was shed 6 white stripes-white for purity Blue field (called canton or union) has stars. Blue is for courage

Meaning of the Flag Flag has 50 stars, one for each state. The 50th star is for Hawaii, added to the union in 1960. Map of the Stars

Pledge of Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America And to the republic for which is stands One nation under God, indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all

Pledge of Allegiance Pledge- promise Indivisible- can’t be divided Allegiance-loyalty Liberty-freedom Republic- government of the people Justice- fairness

Pledge of Allegiance When saying the pledge, stand at attention, face the flag, place your right hand over your heart, and say pledge.

National Anthem By the “dawn’s early light” of September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key, who was aboard a ship several miles distant, could just make out an American flag waving above Fort McHenry. British ships were withdrawing from Baltimore, and Key realized that the United States had survived the battle and stopped the enemy advance. Moved by the sight, he wrote a song celebrating “that star-spangled banner” as a symbol of America’s triumph and endurance.

Star Spangled Banner

National Anthem Stand Face the flag, NOT music or musicians Take off hats Star Spangled Banner

Other Symbols Statue of Liberty, American Eagle, White House, Mount Rushmore

To sum it up…. Robin Williams as the Flag...