Displaying The Us Flag

Standing at attention and facing the flag with their right hand over the heart they recite.
Displaying the us flag. Flag is displayed other than from a staff it should be displayed flat or suspended so that its folds fall free. Whether you re displaying the flag on a wall outside or on a vehicle there are rules for treating the american flag with respect. It is the universal custom to display the american 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. Flag should always be at the peak. When displayed over a street place the union so it faces north or east depending upon the direction of the street.
Flag at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of states localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs. Do not place the flag over the hood top sides or back of any vehicle including a train or boat. When other flags are flown from the same halyard the u s.
In a group of flags displayed from staffs the u s. Neither the flag nor any part of the flag may be used as a costume or athletic uniform.