Some Dates to Fly the Flag:



Inauguration Day January 20  
Wm. McKinley's Birthday January 29 (Born 1843)
Lincoln's Birthday February 12 (Born 1809)
Presidents' Day February, 3rd Monday (Established 1971)
Washington's Birthday February 22 (Born 1732)
Grand Army Day April 6 (Organized 1866)
Appomattox Day April 9 (Anniversary, 1865)
U. S. Grant's Birthday April 27 (Born 1822)
Loyalty Day May 1 (Established 1958)
Armed Forces Day May, 3rd Saturday (Established 1949)
Memorial Day May 30 / last Monday, half staff till noon (Established 1868)
Pray for Permanent Peace May 30 / last Monday (Established 1950)
Flag Day June 14 (Establ. 1916; Anniv. 1777)
Honor America Days June 14 through July 4 (Established 1975)
Independence Day July 4 (1776)
Labor Day ............ Sept., 1st Monday (Established 1894)
Constitution/Citizenship Day Sept. 17 (Constition approved 1787)
Columbus Day Oct. 12 / 2nd Monday (Mon. established 1971)
Veterans Day Nov. 11 (WWI Armistice 1918)
Remembrance Day Nov. 19 (Gettysburg Address 1863)
Daughter's Day December 12 (Incorporated 1885)


The flag can be flown every day, sunrise to sunset.

If inclement weather, it should be an all-weather flag.

It can be displayed 24 hours of the day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

The national anthem is "The Star Spangled Banner."

The national march is "The Stars and Stripes Forever'' by John Philip Sousa.

The national motto is "In God we trust."

The national floral emblem is the Rose.

The National DUV flower is the "Mr. Lincoln" red rose.

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