FLAG ETIQUETTE
DAYS TO FLY THE FLAG
Though the flag should be flown on all days, both customary and special flag flying days are listed below: New Year’s Day | January 1
Inauguration Day | January 20 every 4 years
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | third Monday in January
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday | February 12
Presidents' Day (Washington’s Birthday) |
third Monday in February
National Vietnam War Veterans Day | March 29
Easter Sunday | variable
V-E Day| May 8
Mother’s Day | second Sunday in May
Peace Officer’s Memorial Day | May 15 (half-staff all day)
Armed Forces Day | third Saturday in May
Memorial Day | last Monday in May
(U.S. flag half-staff until noon)
Flag Week| June 13 - June 19
Flag Day | June 14
Father’s Day | third Sunday in June
Independence Day | July 4
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day | July 27
V-J Day | September 2
Labor Day | first Monday in September
Patriot Day | September 11 (half-staff all day)
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day | September 17
National POW/MIA Recognition Day|
third Friday in September
Gold Star Mother's Day| last Sunday in September
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service Day | first
Sunday in October
Columbus Day | second Monday in October
National Indigenous Peoples' Day | second Monday
in October
Navy Day | October 27
Election Day | Tuesday after first Monday in November
Marine Corps Day | November 10
Veterans Day | November 11
Thanksgiving Day | fourth Thursday in November
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | December 7
(half-staff all day)
Christmas Day | December 25
--and other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States
--the birthdays of States (date of admission)
--State holidays
Keep the flag looking its best!
If you fly your flag everyday, please make sure you have a light on it and watch for normal wear and tear and replace.
If your US flag is worn and torn and beyond repair, the flag should be destroyed in a dignified manner, preferably by burning with appropriate honors.
Most VFW or American Legion posts are happy to help with this service.
If you are a standing customer with us and in the Chicago area, you may drop your flag off at our office.
ALL AMERICAN FLAG COMPANY
Flags, custom flags, and flagpoles
Flagpole installation, service, and repair
All our products are MADE IN THE USA
All American Flag Company is a certified retailer of FMAA (Flag Manufacturers Association of America). Every flag we sell is “Certified Made in the U.S.A.” with a certification seal that assures our customers that their flag was made in the U.S.A. with domestic resources and labor and that the manufacturing process is continually monitored by a professional association and its domestic members.
Ready to assist with all your flagpole needs
