American flags will be flown at half-staff from sunrise until noon, then raised until sunset, to honor the nation's fallen.

As a Girl Scout for most of my childhood years, there were certain rules, regulations and etiquette I learned about the ...

Memorial Day began as Decoration Day in 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War. Then it was formalized by an order ...

We often show respect by displaying flags on Memorial Day, but many don’t know the special flag traditions and etiquette for the day.

Flag Day is Saturday, June 14. The Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution on June 14, 1777, that stated: “That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and ...

But many people still don't know that Memorial Day has its own flag traditions and etiquette in the United States. The U.S. Flag Code is not what you might think of as a typical law, in that it's ...

Unlike other holidays, its significance also comes with special guidelines on how the American flag should be flown. Memorial ...