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Today is Flag Day, (an offshoot of Independence Day designed to celebrate our nation's um... flag), and we are encouraged to prominently display our country's true colors. But since today is looking really gloomy with potential for storms, do we fly the flag anyway? There are a lot of rules governing the display of Old Glory in Public Law 829, "The Flag Code". One of which states
Sec. 6. -- Time and occasions for display
The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all-weather flag is displayed.
So if you've got a weather-friendly flag, go ahead and hoist it up. Since we are mourning the loss of President Reagan, the flag should fly at half staff. The proper way to hoist your flag in this case
The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.
Until just recently, Flag Day was a state holiday in Pennsylvania. Flag day has seemed to lose steam recently and it seems when you inform someone that it's flag day the response is always, "Oh, really?" and then a look of confusion. While there may be extreme disagreement with what is going on with respect to our country and it's leaders at the moment, Gothamist feels we should still honor our flag and what it represents, even if it's fricken raining.
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i think flag day should be a national holiday.
my ex-Eagle Scout boyfriend informs me that you also cannot display the flag at night without illumination. Untold thousands of my outer-borough neighbors are in violation of this one.
i may be totally off my rocker, but isn't the "proper" way to dispose of a flag to burn it? ceremonially, i mean--not in anger. can the eagle scout confirm? ; ) i also wonder how you know when to get rid of it. first signs of fade and fray or what?
you're right... you can burn a flag to dispose of it. according to the rules linked above, any "dignified" method of disposal is OK, but they don't specify other than to say burning is preferred.
i just googled and here's a news account of a recent flag-burning by a VFW post. These guys must live for this stuff :)
I was a safety guard in elementary school (as if I didn't have NERD written all over my head already) and sometimes I would put the flag up and then at the end of the day, another person would come and help me fold it correctly (triangles and all).