Flag Day observance
By Lisa Crockett
June 14 is Flag Day – a holiday believed to have been founded by a Wisconsin school teacher to teach students about the history and care of the American Flag. For your Flag Day observance, remember:
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The flag should be flown in sunlight or lighted by an appropriate light source.
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The flag should be flown in fair weather.
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The flag should never be dipped to any person or thing.
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The flag should never have any mark, word, insignia, letter, number, figure, or drawing of any kind placed on it or attached to it.
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The flag should never be used for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
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When the flag is lowered, no part of it should touch the ground or any other object.
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The flag should be cleaned and mended when necessary.
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When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country, it should be destroyed by burning it in a dignified manner.
