zcaveman:

Please clarify. "Perpendicular to the ground" means to me that the pole must be aimed straight up - I'm not sure my flag will work that way. On the other hand, I'm not sure it'll work parallel to the ground, either!

I've always wondered how to do half-staff on a stff that hasn't got enough room for that arrangement.

?????

SWR
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Caveman - Glad to hear about flag supposed to be at half mast on 9-11. I guess I'll just have to go out and lower mine.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...1/DSCN0791.jpg

Sorry. I meant parallel to the ground. I was thinking one thing and wrote the other. If you look at the flag holder there is one flange that goes straight out and one at a 45 degree angle. For half staff you should put the flag post in the one that goes straight out.

Havin' one of those senior moments there, are you, Zman?

And it is only September 3rd!!!!

Z:

Thanks. :BigApplause:

Not sure my holder will accommodate this, but now I know how to do half-staff!

SWR
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What is the proper way to dispose of an old tattered flag?

The proper way to dispose of the flag is to burn it.

If you take the old flag to th American Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars they will destroy it with honor.

otherbrudda, thanks for that suggestion. I don't think burning it my backyard would be an acceptable practice.

Our condo was in a 24-story building, and after 9/11 quite a few folks were trying to figure out how to fly a "flag on a stick" at half mast in the hallways -- the kind of flag you'd have at a 4th of July parade, or stick in the ground outside your house. According to a US government flag website, the proper way to display a flag that can't be raised and lowered or flown parallel to the ground is to tie a black ribbon around the top as a sign of mourning. I can't find the website, so somebody please correct me if the rules have changed.

That is correct:

•For flags that can't be lowered, such as those on many homes, the American Legion says that attaching a black ribbon or streamer to the top of the flag is an acceptable alternative. The ribbon should be the same width as a stripe on the flag and the same length as the flag.


http://www.gettysburgflag.com/flyflaghalfmast.php

Z

Correct. American Legion Post 347 on rt 466 collects all tattered and worn flags and burns them during a ceremony on June 14.

I am sure the other AL posts do also.

I usually ask around the area and take them all down before June 14.