The American flag comes with rules, what we call the flag code.
Among the rules, we never dip our Stars and Stripes to any other person or thing.
Watch the Olympic Games.
In 1908, when the Games were held in London, each nation lowered its flag and gave three cheers when passing His Majesty, King Edward VII. American flag bearer Ralph Rose was the only athlete to refuse, keeping the flag straight up as he passed.
Many soldiers on deployment wear a blue-gray version of the flag patch, it emits infrared light and night vision goggles pick it up, so we can find our friendly forces.
The tradition of flying flags at half-staff to show mourning dates back to 1612, when the crew of a British ship sailed home with the Union Jack at half-mast in honor of their dead captain.
Scholars say the U.S. flag didn’t become a permanent fixture at the White House until the mid-19th century, and it wasn’t until the mid-20th century that a federal code was established for how the flag should be handled and displayed.
Congress finally passed a law making it illegal to knowingly cast contempt on the flag in the 1960s.
- The National Museum of American History has undertaken a long-term preservation projectof the enormous 1814 garrison flag that survived the 25-hour shelling of Fort McHenry in Baltimore by British troops and inspired Francis Scott Key to compose “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Often referred to by that name, the flag had become soiled and weakened over time and was removed from the museum in December 1998. This preservation effort began in earnest in June 1999, and continues to this day. The flag is now stored at a 10-degree angle in a special low-oxygen, filtered light chamber and is periodically examined at a microscopic level to detect signs of decay or damage within its individual fibers.
- There are a few locations where the U.S. flag is flown 24 hours a day, by either presidential proclamation or by law:
– Fort McHenry, National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore, Maryland
– Flag House Square, Baltimore, Maryland
– United States Marine Corps Memorial (Iwo Jima), Arlington, Virginia
– On the Green of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
– The White House, Washington, D.C.
– United States customs ports of entry
– Grounds of the National Memorial Arch in Valley Forge State Park, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
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