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The American flag is a symbol of courage and honor. Our flag carries American ideas. American history and American feelings. It is not a painted rag. It is a whole national history. It is the Constitution. It is the Government. It is the emblem of the sovereignty of the people. It is the Nation. -Henry Ward Beecher, 1861

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I pledge allegiance (I promise to be true) to the flag (to the symbol of our country) of the United States of America (each state that has joined to make our country) and to the Republic (an elected government is that is supposed to be “of, by and for” the people) for which it stands (the flag means the country) one nation (a single country) under GOD (the people believe in God and our nation was founded under Him) Indivisible (the country held together as one) With Liberty and Justice (with freedom and fairness) for all (for each person in the country…you and me!)

U.S. Flag Code

Time and Occasions for Display

It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flag staffs in the open.

However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

(b) The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.

(c) The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all weather flag is displayed.

The Flag should be displayed on all days, especially on

January 1 – New Year’s Day January 20 – Inauguration Day January 3rd Monday – Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday February 12 – Lincoln’s Birthday February 3rd Monday – Washington’s Birthday (variable) – Easter Sunday                                                                     March 29 – National Vietnam War Veterans Day                               May 2nd Sunday – Mother’s Day May 3rd Saturday – Armed Forces Day May last Monday – Memorial Day (half-staff until noon) June 14 – Flag Day June 3rd Sunday – Father’s Day July 4 – Independence Day July 27 – National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day September 1st Monday – Labor Day October 2nd Monday – Columbus Day October 27 – Navy Day November 11 – Veterans Day November 4th Thursday – Thanksgiving Day December 25 – Christmas Day Other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States Birthdays of States (date of admission) State holidays

· By order of the President of The United States

· By order of the Governor of your state

Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15th (sunrise until sunset)

Memorial Day, last Monday in May (sunrise until NOON)

Patriot Day, September 11 (sunrise until sunset)

National Firefighters Memorial Day, May 3, 2026

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7th (sunrise to sunset)

Six days throughout the year that Congress has mandated the flying of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.

National POW/MIA Recognition Day (held the 3rd Friday in September) Armed Forces Day Memorial Day Flag Day Independence Day Veterans Day

POW/MIA flag to fly at federal sites year round – November 8, 2019

S.693 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) / Public Law No: 116-67 

Prominent federal buildings and national war memorials will now fly the iconic POW/MIA flag alongside the American flag throughout the year thanks to legislation signed into law. The proposal, passed without objection in the House and the Senate, it is designed to help highlight the continued sacrifice of military families whose loved ones are still unaccounted for overseas, estimated at about 82,000 individuals.

Advocates began pushing for the year-long display of the flag earlier this year after some lawmakers in Washington, D.C. stopped displaying the black and white “you are not forgotten” banner outside their congressional offices. The law applies only to a specific set of federal buildings, including the White House, U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters. Every post office throughout the country will also be required to fly the POW/MIA flag. In addition, display of the flag will be required at every major U.S. military installation, every national cemetery, and numerous high-profile war-related sites like the World War II Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

The proposal was sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H.

The daily display of the POW/MIA flag at all prominent federal properties serves as a daily reminder that these heroes, and their families are forever honored and never forgotten.

Recent Flag Statuses

**HALF-STAFF ~ Sunday, December 7, 2025 ** National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Saturday December 6, 2025 **HALF-STAFF ~ Thursday, December 4, 2025** Honoring the memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, West Virginia Army National Guard Thursday December 4, 2025 **HALF-STAFF ~ Tuesday, November 4, 2025, through sunset, November 20, 2025 ** Honoring the memory of Dick Cheney Tuesday November 4, 2025 **HALF-STAFF ~ Thursday, September 11, 2025 ** Day of Remembrance ~ Patriot Day Thursday September 11, 2025 **HALF-STAFF ~ Wednesday, September 10, through sunset, September 14, 2025** As a mark of respect for the memory of Charlie Kirk Wednesday September 10, 2025

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