[kennie]

Originally Posted by swrinfla

Cedwards38:

Flag protocol has bothered me for a number of years.

Whether the flag is to the left or right of the front door was, however, never an issue.

When I moved into my Gardenia model some 8+ years ago, I installed a holder in what I considered the "obvious place." This was on the column to the right of my front door! My major flag still hangs here.

Not long ago, I wondered about the proper way to display a flag "at half staff," mostly being unsure of what "half staff" really means.

A query to the American Legion - an organization that I believed would have the definitive bottom-line protocols - resulted in an uncertain definition of half-staff!

So, I personally show my flag from what happens to be my most convenient spot. And, I have personally decided that, were I to have a flag pole, I would determine that point at which the mid-point of my flag's height is at the mid-point of my flag's pole as the point at which to have the flag displayed at half-staff!

My situation is decidedly complicated by the fact that I do NOT have a proper flag pole!

So, to some extent, all bets are off!

SWR

Half staff means that the flag is raised to the top of the mast than half way back down, thus meaning that the flag is flown higher than normal for "Honor".