Guest guest Posted September 15, 2001 Report Share Posted September 15, 2001 I saw on the news last night that President Bush had requested that the flag be flown at half mast for 6 more days. Angie Re: The Flag > In a message dated 9/14/01 6:00:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, shlface@... > writes: > > > > I heard on the radio that it will be at half mast for 30 days, just as it > > was > > when President Kennedy was assasinated > > Flags remain at half staff for 3 months following a presidents' death. > > Also a few other flag etiquette notes-- > Never let a flag touch the ground. > If you do not take down the flag at night, there must be a light shining on > it. > If you have a flag that is tattered or in any other way unusable, it should > NEVER be thrown in the trash. It should be burned in a solemn ceremony. The > veterans groups in many areas happily accept old flags and regularly hold > large ceremonies to do just that. > > Thank you all for supporting our country -- even with this tremendous > tragedy, I am blessed by God to be able to see the patriotism of my fellow > countrymen and women. > Thank you -- and God Bless America > Kate > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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