| Handling |
Instruction |
Flying at full staff
(from sunrise to sunset) |
Only in good weather
On all holidays
On official buildings, such as schools when in session, post offices,
courthouses, etc. |
|
Raising |
Quickly |
|
Lowering |
Slowly, to the tempo of
"Taps". |
|
Hanging from a building |
Hang with the field of
stars facing away from the building. |
|
Displaying over a street |
Hang with the Union side
facing north or east. |
|
Displaying on a platform |
Above the speaker with the
field of stars to the audience's left. |
|
Flying at night |
Fly only if lit |
|
Fly at half staff |
To commemorate the death of
an official.
Until noon on Memorial Day. |
|
Folding |
Never let it touch the
ground. |
|
Flying with another flag |
Place to its right (left,
viewed from the front) and with its staff in front of the other flag if
against a wall. |
|
Flying with a group of
flags |
Display prominently, above
other flags and in the center. |
|
In a church |
Stand on its staff to the
right of the speaker, with other flags to the speaker's left |
|
At the White House |
Only when the Presidents is
in residence, from sunrise to sunset. |
|
Flag passes in a parade,
or is raised or lowered |
Civilians should salute the
flag by placing their right hands over their hearts; men should remove
hats and hold them over left shoulder with right hand. |
