flag on parade

[Big_Dog 10]

Just had a quick thought-

Flags are still flying at half-mast, so does that affect the flags carried on parade for the 4th of July Parade? Is there something we should do different? I've never heard of carrying a flag at half-mast, but maybe there is a custom for this?????

 

BD

[LovetoCamp 9]

Let 'er fly Big Dog!!!

[NWScouter 9]

Found this in the Headlines link above:

 

But what do you do when a flag is on a pole that can't be lowered to half-staff?

 

While the flag code has many provisions ranging from when to fly flags to where the flag should be located on a vehicle or hung in windows and suspended vertically, fixed poles aren't one of them.

 

So what do you do?

 

For flags that can't be lowered, such as those on many homes, the American Legion says attaching a black ribbon or streamer to the top of the flag is an acceptable alternative.

 

The ribbon should be the same width as a stripe on the flag and the same length as the flag.

 

For a wall-mounted flag, three black bows should be attached to the top edge of the flag, one at each corner and one in the center.

 

Part of an article on Flag Etiquette in The Lancaster News of South Carolina.

[cubmaster george 10]

I have also heard about the black ribbon

 

However I was wondering if anyone has an opinion on the subject farther.

 

Since it would represent the American flag being at half staff, would you also do the same to the pack flag?

[hops_scout 9]

I dont know for sure so here's my suggestion:

 

Watch a baseball game tonite and see if they show the Color Guard. See how they do it if possible.

 

That is basically the same thing, right?

[FScouter 24]

If a particular flag is not designed to be raised and lowered on a mast, it obviously cannot be displayed at half mast. The rule doesn't say anything about re-engineering flags without masts. Therefore, display it as it was designed to be displayed and don't worry about any fallout.

[AnneinMpls 10]

The reason flags other than the US flag would be lowered to halfstaff too would be to prevent those flags from flying higher than the US flag. I verified this this week out at Fort Snelling National Cemetery (doing genealogy). In one area, there is a very tall flagpole flying the US flag at halfmast, and it is surrounded by perhaps a dozen other flags on shorter flagpoles. These other flags were all flown at the tops of their poles, and were still positioned lower than the US flag at halfmast.

Peace,

Anne in Mpls

[Bob White 20]

CNN has just reported that Congress has has ended the half staff order two days early in order to allow flags to fly at full mast for the Fourth of july Celebration.