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The 4th of July is coming up, so it’s time to get your American Flag!

Kimberly Schlegel Whitman has a few etiquette tips for flag usage to be sure you are giving it the respect it deserves.

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Flag etiquette from Kimberly Schlegel Whitman:

• The U.S. flag always goes above all other flags on a flagpole
• If you are going to use another country’s pole, it needs to be on another pole of the same height.
• The U.S. flag should never touch the ground
• If you ever have to put a flag at half-staff: it needs to be raised all the way to the top of the pole, then taken down to half-staff.

For more flag rules & regulations, go to ushistory.org.

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