Flag
Etiquette
This information is courtesy of the
National Flag Foundation. For more than thirty years,
National Flag Foundation has been America's leading
non-profit patriotic organization devoted to promoting
respect for our nation's most important symbol: The
Flag of the United States of America. The Foundation's
mission is to teach the youth of America to have pride
for the flag and to become more responsible citizens.
You may visit their site at americanflags.org
When to Fly the Flag
The flag may be displayed on any,
or every day, subject to the conventions explained
elsewhere on this site. On the days below it is particularly
appropriate to display the flag.
- New Year's Day - January 1
- Martin Luther King Day - Third
Monday in January
- Inauguration Day - January
20
- Lincoln's Birthday - February
12
- Washington's Birthday - February
22
- Presidents' Day - Third Monday
in February
- Easter Sunday
- Mother's Day - Second Sunday
in May
- Peace Officers Memorial Day
(half-staff) - May 15
- Armed Forces Day - Third Saturday
in May
- Memorial Day (half-staff until
noon) - Last Monday in May
- Flag Day - June 14
- Army Day - June 14
- Independence Day - July 4
- Korean War Veterans Day (half-staff)
- July 27
- Labor Day -- First Monday in
September
- Citizenship Day - September
17
- Air Force Day - September 17
- Constitution Day -- September
17
- POW/MIA Recognition Day - September
21
- Columbus Day - October 12
- Navy Day - October 27
- National Election Day - First
Tuesday in November
- Marine Corps Day - November
10
- Veterans Day - November 11
- Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday
in November
- National Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day (half-staff) - December 7
- Christmas Day - December 25
- State and Local Holidays
Your state's birthday (date of admission to the
Union) and such other days as may be proclaimed
by the President of the United States.
