================================================ Subject: Re: "flag rules" From: To: Date: Wed 19 Sep 2001 05:47:50 +0000 ================================================ so all the time and money invested in that rotc training finally paid off, huh lisa? (just teasin ya, hon!) Lee -- ~~they laugh at us because we're different; we laugh at them because they're all the same~~Drowning Pool ~~Be careful what you learn, sometimes knowing burns~~Virgos Merlot > It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset > on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a > patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a > day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness. > > The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously. > > The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, > except when an all-weather flag is displayed. > > The flag should be displayed on all days, especially on > > New Year's Day, January 1 > 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 > 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 > Constitution Day, September 17 > Columbus Day, second Monday in October > Navy Day, October 27 > Veterans Day, November 11 > Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November > 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. > > The flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration > building of every public institution. > > The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election > days. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp