A bit worse for
the wear, Old Glory
still flies proudly

The Stars and Stripes are hot,
but Flag Day for some reason is not

» Proper ways to display the flag

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You can fly the flag
at night with a light

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Star-Bulletin staff

The U.S. flag code outlines what to do and what not to do with Old Glory.

How to display flag:

>>	Display it from sunrise to sunset on a building and on stationary flag staffs in the open. The flag can be displayed 24 hours a day if illuminated at night.
>>	When flying the U.S. flag with state or city flags or company or society pennants, put the U.S. flag at the center and highest point of the display.
>>	When flying the Stars and Stripes with flags of other countries, put all flags at the same height. Also, the flags displayed should be about the same size.
>>	When displaying the flag from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from a window sill, balcony or front of a building, the union (where the stars are) should go clear to the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half-staff.

How not to display flag:

>>	Don't let the flag touch the ground or water.
>>	Don't display it with the union down, except to signal distress.
>>	Don't carry it horizontally, always aloft.
>>	Don't display it in elements that would damage or soil it.
>>	Don't place letters, insignia or designs on flag.
>>	Don't wear the flag.
>>	Don't display the flag during bad weather unless an all-weather flag is being used.