The third Friday in September is honored as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
The flag is flown in the full-staff position on this day. While the law addresses flying the POW/MIA flag on federal installations only (see the link above), civilians should fly the POW/MIA flag directly beneath the U.S. flag on the same pole. [...]
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Please remember to fly your flag in the half-staff position on Sunday, October 5, in honor of National Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial Weekend.
On October 16, 2001, President George W. Bush approved legislation—Public Law 107-51—requiring the U.S. flag to be lowered to half-staff on all Federal buildings to memorialize fallen firefighters.
Emmitsburg, MD – The [...]
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The third Friday of each September is set aside by law, as National POW-MIA Recognition Day, and today I want to cover the protocol for flying the POW-MIA flag. Tomorrow I’ll write about the flag, and how it came to be, and what it means to Americans.
Tomorrow the U.S. Flag flies at full staff, with [...]
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Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania
Pentagon Memorial Project, Washington D.C.
National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, New York City, NY
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Remember that Monday is Memorial Day, and the flag is flown at half-staff from dawn until noon. At noon it should be raised to the full-staff position.
If you work in a business location where the flag is flown (especially 24/7), please remind those who take care of the flag about the proper protocol for [...]
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