Comments on: Flying the U.S. Flag with others flags http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/02/08/flying-the-us-flag-with-others-flags/ Your online source for flag news and information! Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:38:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fred Griffin http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/02/08/flying-the-us-flag-with-others-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-17521 Fred Griffin Mon, 04 May 2009 13:25:52 +0000 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/02/08/flying-the-us-flag-with-others-flags/#comment-17521 My question is this: Three equal height poles located in front of a business. Flags currently displayed are the U.S. Flag, the State Flag, and a Corporate Flag, all flown from separate poles. If a POW/MIA flag is added, where should it fly, and which flag should be on which pole? Thank you. My question is this: Three equal height poles located in front of a business. Flags currently displayed are the U.S. Flag, the State Flag, and a Corporate Flag, all flown from separate poles. If a POW/MIA flag is added, where should it fly, and which flag should be on which pole?

Thank you.

]]> By: Deborah Hendrick http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/02/08/flying-the-us-flag-with-others-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-1785 Deborah Hendrick Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:12:53 +0000 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/02/08/flying-the-us-flag-with-others-flags/#comment-1785 Hi Bob, Thank you so much for writing. You have asked a very good question. On the six days of the year listed below, the POW-MIA flag is honored with extraordinary status, and flies next to the U.S. flag. If the parade is held on one of those days, then the POW-MIA flag (would fly or) be carried next to the U.S. flag. Understand that some people will challenge this because they do not know about this particular provision. * Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May * Memorial Day, the last Monday in May * Flag Day, June 14 * Independence Day, July 4 * National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the third Friday in September * Veterans Day, November 11 But the POW-MIA flag is also an organizational flag, belonging to the National League of Families. On the other days of the year, and depending on what the other organizational flag is, the POW-MIA flag would fly last, predicated on the official date of the other organization. For example, the Boy Scouts of American founded in 1910, (even before the VFW in 1913 or American Legion in 1919), so the BSA flag would come before the POW-MIA flag, whose founding organization incorporated in 1970. This is an example of historical tradition agreed upon in the absence of actual law regarding the protocol of "organizational flags." But the precedence comes from the flags of the Armed Forces being placed in order of their founding by acts of Congress. Likewise, the state flags are flown in the order by which the states came into the Union. It's a simple method that works. I hope this answers your question. Deborah Hi Bob,

Thank you so much for writing. You have asked a very good question.

On the six days of the year listed below, the POW-MIA flag is honored with extraordinary status, and flies next to the U.S. flag. If the parade is held on one of those days, then the POW-MIA flag (would fly or) be carried next to the U.S. flag. Understand that some people will challenge this because they do not know about this particular provision.

* Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May
* Memorial Day, the last Monday in May
* Flag Day, June 14
* Independence Day, July 4
* National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the third Friday in September
* Veterans Day, November 11

But the POW-MIA flag is also an organizational flag, belonging to the National League of Families. On the other days of the year, and depending on what the other organizational flag is, the POW-MIA flag would fly last, predicated on the official date of the other organization.

For example, the Boy Scouts of American founded in 1910, (even before the VFW in 1913 or American Legion in 1919), so the BSA flag would come before the POW-MIA flag, whose founding organization incorporated in 1970.

This is an example of historical tradition agreed upon in the absence of actual law regarding the protocol of “organizational flags.” But the precedence comes from the flags of the Armed Forces being placed in order of their founding by acts of Congress. Likewise, the state flags are flown in the order by which the states came into the Union.

It’s a simple method that works. I hope this answers your question.
Deborah

]]> By: bob constantini http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/02/08/flying-the-us-flag-with-others-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-1784 bob constantini Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:26:19 +0000 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/02/08/flying-the-us-flag-with-others-flags/#comment-1784 Is this lineup correct in a parade us flag,state flag,pow flag,organization flag, or us flag,state flag, organization flag, pow flag Is this lineup correct in a parade

us flag,state flag,pow flag,organization flag,
or
us flag,state flag, organization flag, pow flag

]]> By: The Daily Flag » Blog Archive » When Two Flags Meet http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/02/08/flying-the-us-flag-with-others-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 The Daily Flag » Blog Archive » When Two Flags Meet Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:42:26 +0000 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/02/08/flying-the-us-flag-with-others-flags/#comment-1298 [...] « Flying the U.S. Flag with others flags The State Flag of Oklahoma [...] [...] « Flying the U.S. Flag with others flags The State Flag of Oklahoma [...]

]]> By: Flags Bay » Blog Archive » What’s Wrong with this Flag Display? http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/02/08/flying-the-us-flag-with-others-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Flags Bay » Blog Archive » What’s Wrong with this Flag Display? Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:05:21 +0000 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/02/08/flying-the-us-flag-with-others-flags/#comment-666 [...] The problems seem to crop up when multiple flag poles, of the same height are installed. I wrote an article about this last February regarding two different displays of three flag poles. In the examples given in that article, both [...] [...] The problems seem to crop up when multiple flag poles, of the same height are installed. I wrote an article about this last February regarding two different displays of three flag poles. In the examples given in that article, both [...]

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