To give you a jump start on 2009, here is the list of flag-flying days.

• New Year’s Day, January 1
• Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, third Monday in January (January 19, 2009)
• Inauguration Day, January 20
• Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12
• Washington’s Birthday, third Monday in February
• Easter Sunday (variable)
• Mother’s Day, second Sunday in May
• Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15 (half-staff all day)
• Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May
• Memorial Day (half-staff until noon), the last Monday in May
• Flag Day, June 14
• Independence Day, July 4
• Labor Day, first Monday in September
• Patriot Day, September 11 (half-staff all day)
• Constitution Day, September 17
• National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day, October 4 (half-staff all day) (established in 2001)
• Columbus Day, second Monday in October
• Navy Day, October 27 
• Veterans Day, November 11
• Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November
• National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7 (half-staff all day)
• Christmas Day, December 25
• and such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States; the birthdays of States (date of admission); and on State holidays.