Small Flag Etiquette | eHow.com
I had the honor to take down the US flag a few times while as a volunteer at the East Lake Community Library in Palm Harbor, FL.
They did have a number of rules about how to take it down, carry it, and store it. Do remember that if could never touch the ground. The flag at the library was quite large.
I will try to be more careful with small US flags. It just seemed to be people displaying their patriotism to me to have the many small US flags you see in some neighborhoods on patriotic holidays. Some areas have hundreds in the Villages' neighborhoods.