I can remember the teacher showing us exactly how to fold the flag so that no part of the red and white stripes were showing. Each of us in the school were entrusted with the duty of unfolding and attaching the flag with the clips to the rope and lifting it to the top of the flagpole to fly all day.
In the morning, we would stand in a circle around the flagpole and say the Pledge of Allegence to the Flag. We all got turns at bringing the flag down at the end of the school day and, being careful to not let the flag touch the ground. We would carefully fold it into its trangle and place it on the shelf in the "backroom".
Flag Ettiquette
- Display the flag only between sunrise and sunset on buildings and stationary flagstaffs
- The flag may be displayed for twenty-four hours if illuminated in darkness
- Do not display the flag in inclement weather
- Whether displaying the flag vertically or horizontally, make sure the canton of stars is visible on the upper left-hand side
- Do not let the flag touch the ground
- An unusuable flag that is damaged and worn and can no longer be displayed should be destroyed in a dignified way by burning.
- When not on display, the flag should be respectfully folded into a triangle, symbolizing the tricorn hats worn by colonial soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
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