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Treating the flag with proper respect in ceremonies
A discussion from the American Legion Weekly on flag etiquette covers how women should salute the flag, proper placement in parades, draping rules, and display guidelines. It includes how to hang the flag horizontally or vertically, handling during ceremonies, half mast traditions, folding, and the correct flag sizes for posts, plus a brief history from Grand Union to 1818 and meanings of colors and stars.
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Cleveland
Army
Navy
Customs House
Navy Yard
Klow
Philadelphia Navy Yard
France
St. George
St. Andrew
John Paul Jones
Alfred
Philadelphia
United Colonies
Washington
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Congress
United States
Vermont
Kentucky
Ohio
Louisiana
Indiana
Mississippi
America
England