Half Staff Wall Mounted Flag

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Half staff wall mounted flag. M the flag when flown at half staff should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half staff position. September 11 2020 half staff alert entire united states presidential proclamation on patriot day 2020 in 2001 our nation united under god made an unbreakable promise never to forget the nearly 3 000 innocent americans who were senselessly killed on september 11. By a joint resolution approved 12 18 2001 public law 107 89 has designated september 11th of each year as patriot day which also directs the flags be lowered to half staff for the entire day on september 11. Help keep your flag from getting tangled and damaged with our free spin flagpoles.

The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. On a wall mount pole display from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the windowsill balcony or front of a building with the union of the flag at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half staff. Many people attach a black streamer just below the top of the pole that is about one and a half times the height of the flag. These flagpoles have internal ball bearings that allow the top half of the flagpole to rotate with your flag as it twirls.

It should be attached so that it falls naturally. Days the american flag should be flown at half staff. It s not uncommon for house mounted flags to get twisted up in wind and when this happens old glory looks anything but. Only the president and state governors can decide when and how long the american flag should be flown at half staff.

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. Regardless depending on the length of the original staff or the size of the flag you may need a to increase the length of the dowel or find a smaller flag in order to orient it at half mast. The flag when flown at half staff should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half staff position. On memorial day the flag should be displayed at half staff until noon only then raised to the top of the staff.

May 15th peace officers memorial day. If your flag can t fly at half staff. Last monday in may memorial day half staff until noon only then raise to the top of the staff july 27th korean war veterans armistice day. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.

When not on a staff display flat whether indoors or out. Flying your house mounted flag at half staff the united states flag code does not address the issue of flying house mounted flags at half staff.