Are you supposed to fly the United States flag at half mast on Veterans Day?”
When Bill Bearss moves around Petoskey, some of the U.S. flags he sees flying look to be past their prime. “I can drive around the town, and you can see U.S. flags in really bad shape,” the American Legion Lindemuth-Weaver Post 194 commander and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 68 co-founder and secretary said. “(Owners) just keep them up year after year after year. They don’t bother to replace them.” Fading and ripping are common signs that a flag should be replaced, Bearss said. The veterans groups he’s involved with provide a means for owners to dispose of flags in a respectful way. A former U.S. Postal Service drop box — now decorated in a Stars and Stripes theme — stands outside the American Legion hall on Bay Street. The public can dispose of worn flags in this box. If the banners deposited in the box still are in serviceable shape, Bearss said they may be donated to those looking for a flag. The more worn examples are periodically burned — the preferred method for flag dispos
The American flag should be displayed on all days and especially the holidays listed below. Wondering when to fly the flag at half staff? The dates marked in red indicate when you should fly your flag at half-staff. Did you know that half mast is a popular term used for flying a flag at half staff, but is not the correct term? Half mast is a term used in reference to nautical flag poles, or mast. Half staff is a term used for any other flagpole whether residential, or commercial. And sign up for our Flag Alerts and receive timely emails alerting you to flag events such as when to fly the flag at half staff. http://www.flagandbanner.com/fab/flag.asp?cpage=flagseason Veterans Day November 11 is the anniversary of the Armistice which was signed in the Forest of Compiegne by the Allies and the Germans in 1918, ending World War I, after four years of conflict. The name was changed to Veterans’ Day by Act
