Flag Flying Holidays 2022 & Half Mast instructions

The American Flag can be displayed proudly every day of the year. It’s especially fitting to fly the flag on the following holidays.
Select a holiday to find out more about it. Note that every number of star flag is a valid USA Flag therefore you may fly a Betsy Ross or 48 Star American Flag any day of the year.

How to fly a flag at half mast.

Fly the U.S. flag at half-staff sunrise until sunset 12/07/2021. For U.S. flags displayed on a short staff or for indoor flags that cannot be lowered to half-staff, place a Black Mourning Ribbon above the full staffed U.S. flag.
With a telescoping pole it is acceptable to put the U.S. flag on the second set of rings instead of the top set. In this case the top set would be left empty.
When the United States flag is flown at half-staff, state & other flags should be removed or flown at half-staff as well.

The correct procedure for displaying the flag at half-staff is to raise the flag to the top of the pole briskly, pause for a moment, and then slowly bring it down to where the top of the flag is at a position approximately halfway between the top and bottom of the pole. At the end of the day, the flag should be raised briskly to the top of the pole, then lowered slowly and ceremoniously retired for the day (unless illuminated at night).
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What if I can’t lower my flag?

If you cannot lower a flag then a mourning ribbon can be placed on the American flag.

American flags traditionally fly at half-staff as a symbol of mourning, but there are circumstances where this is inappropriate. When the length of a flagpole, the permanent attachment of a flag to a staff, or the existence of obstructions such as shrubbery or a balcony make it difficult to half staff, attaching black ribbons above a flag is an alternate mode of expressing mourning. A ribbon twice the flag length and no more than 10% the flag width should be tied in a bow above the flag and below the finial, such that the two resulting streamers correspond roughly to the flag length (see image below).

Streamer Black Mourning Ribbon — If you can’t lower your flag a ribbon the length of the flag of black color is appropriate.

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