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Old Glory: America's Flag and How to Fly It

popularmechanics.com — Whether you call it Old Glory or the Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States is indeed grand and old. So if you're flying the flag this National holiday--rather, if you're displaying it, that's the proper term--it couldn't hurt to display by the rules. Here, then, follows a brief summary of the U.S. Flag Code.

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  • bamafun, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3I learned the hard way don't accidentally hang the flag backwards - the fire and police departments see that has a sign of distress and come check things out.
  • inactive, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2If you fly the flag with the canton on the bottom, that's a distress signal. No other flag is allowed to fly at the same height as the American flag on U.S. soil.

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