The United States Armed Forces Color Guard presents the American flag and the different U.S. military service flags at the opening ceremony for the 55th Presidential Inauguration, "A Celebration of Freedom," near the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2005. More than 5,000 service members will take part in the 55th Presidential Inauguration. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tracy DeMarco
The law asks us to do it, but we only get the chance every four years.
Fly your flag today for the inauguration of the president, Barack Obama.
The flag flying today bears 50 stars, the 50th in honor of Obama’s birth state, Hawaii.
Today is one of those days we get to see the flag displayed with scrupulous attention paid to the proper methods of display. If you see a flag attached to an automobile, for example, it will probably be on a special attachment on the right front fender of the vehicle, as the Flag Code suggests. The free-for-all flag display methods of small town Fourth of July parades will be reined in. At least, we hope so.
Fly your flag today — you’ll be glad you did.
Resources:
- U.S. Flag Code, at the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University’s Law School Library
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i don’t doubt that Obama will be a vast improvement for the U.S. and the rest of the world
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