What the Flag means

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The flag should always be carried upright, aloft and free.

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beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water or merchandise.

The flag should be displayed high above and free of anything

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the U.S. flag - to drape, festoon, draw back or hang in folds as

decoration. Bunting of blue, white and red - always arranged with

the blue above, the white in the middle and the red below - should

be used for covering a speaker’s desk, draping the front of the

platform and so on.

The flag should always be allowed to fall freely. Use bunting - not

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easily torn, soiled or damaged in any way when fastening,

displaying or storing it.

The flag should be treated with respect. Protect it from being

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insignias, letters, words, figures, designs, pictures or drawings of

any nature not inherent in its creation.

All parts of the flag should be kept completely free of markings,

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The flag should not be used as an informal covering for a ceiling.

Respect for the Flag

A flag, an inanimate object made of stitched cloth, means as

much as people will let it mean. Through two centuries of

American heritage, our national flag has come to stand

for the people, the ideas, the government, and

national honor and glory of the United States.

Our flag has endured through many years of

hardship and toil. It is known and respected

throughout the world. It has come to be the

beacon of democracy, freedom, liberty and

justice, and it is to this banner the countless

millions came from all over the

world in their search for political and

religious freedom.

Perhaps the modern American

has come to take for granted

the proud Stars and Stripes.

Perhaps the notion that our

flag means nothing more than

apple pie and the Fourth of July

has been allowed to live too

long. Let us not forget that this

flag was born of blood and has

been preserved by blood. This

flag is the symbol of liberty

and the cost of liberty is dear

indeed.