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American Flags flying after dark must be illuminated.
They should be taken down during rain.
You are doing it right!
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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I do not have a light on my pole flag. I do not have a pole flag. What Fred Griffin says makes perfect sense. I wonder about the protocol for the smaller flags that get stuck into the ground or on patios.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
2,220,654
You are right.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
809,258
What Fred Griffin said. -Kasey
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,572,283
I remember something about dawn to dusk but also recall something about flag illumination. Unsure of current flag etiquette---I am sure there is an AR expert.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,525,616
Our flag is mounted outside our garage and we leave it up all the time.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
679,404
I knew Fred Griffin would have our answer! You are doing it right Will Hamm
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
6,393,609
Sounds like you are treating your flag well Will, nice job!
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
911,338
That's correct.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
3,988,007
I believe so. Good for you displaying the American flag.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
7,836,419
Yes.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,502,998
The light issue is the main reason I've not installed mine in the 5 years I've had it.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
564,494
Thank you Fred Griffin
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,434,127
Fred has answered.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,772,575
We would take it in in the evening. A
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,583,278
I have a police flag on a pole attached to my house at the side of the door.... I never take it down....it was up all winter and managed to stay up through every storm....
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
427,267
You are correct in your practices. I believe there are some other rules that are easily found on the web.
- It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
- The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
- The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all-weather flag is displayed.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,781,173
Lets find out Will....
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
763,883
I thought the flag was supposed to go down at dusk.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,239,901
US flags are not made in America anymore. All MIC. They raised the price a lot....
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
1,231,853
Kudos, Will Hamm and Fred Griffin , my retired navy captain agrees.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,049,466
No flag pole here, but I think you are doing the right thing as far as the rain.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,230,113
You are doing it right, Will! Light at night, down during rain, yes.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,071,489
Fred Griffin nailed this one!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
5,104,931
I don't have a flag pole, per se... not allowed in my community. If it rains, flag should always be taken down.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
1,390,113
It's not just you - it's the way it's supposed to be done.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
4,272,548
I was taught that in Boy Scouts...
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
4,800,082
4,882,355
5,216,409
Up at dawn, down at dusk. Never in the rain. Stay up at night, light it!
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
758,035
921,504
There are rule, pages and pages of rules that dictate how a flag is to me mounted on a fire truck or and the exact orientation a the flag exhibited as a banner.
Very much like the Terms of Service, Security Policy and Terms of Use, an endless waterfall of words, associated with everything we use. Who has time to read all that.
If someone owns a flag and wants to fly it. leave them alone, unless they ask. Then you should say. "Looks good to me" and leave them alone.
As others have stated the RULES state an illuminated flag can remain on display 24/7, but should be regulated (half mast) in height by the directives of the Bureaus of Flag Height and Illumination.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
4,319,419
5,868,554
55,673
As a former Sgt. of the Guard, the the Marines...The flag MUST be illuminated if left out at night, otherwise it MUST be brought inside. As for the rain issue, the flag Does Not need to be brought inside, if the flag is made of material that can withstand the rain. Most flags today can handle the rain. Finally, thank you for your patriotism and as we say in the Marines.....Semper Fi !
3,164,294
sometimes in a pop up thunder storm I don't go out and get it, but mostly it is taken in for rain and always lit at night.
87,920
375,087
We just have lights on the front of the garage over the flag. I only fly it during the day though as I don't feel the light that we have is respectful enough for the flag. I agree with the way you handle and respect the flag.
I am surprised at how many people are not versed in flag protocol.
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1,543,823
"The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all-weatherflag is displayed."