Memorial Day Flag Etiquette
Posted by Jeff Quinton on May 24, 2007
Since Memorial Day is just a few days away, it’s time to remind people of how the American flag should be treated on that holiday since it’s something that’s often forgotten. The American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon on Monday. It should then be raised to the top of the staff. If you raise your flag Monday morning (as opposed to having an illuminated all-weather flag you leave out all night), you need to raise it to the top of the staff and then lower it to half-staff from there.
Everything else you need to know about flag etiquette can be found here.
Comment by Bill Harper
To clarify–is it correct that Memorial Day is no longer May 30th, by Federal edict? Since May 30th was the traditional day, is it at all appropriate to fly the US flag in the same manner on that day–half-staff to noon?
This change (to the last Monday in May means that only occasionally will May 30th be the “official” holiday–correct?
What happens when Sunday is May 31sr–is Memorial Day then the Monday prior (ie. May 25th) in those particular years?
Somewhere along the way, the actual reason for Memorial Day was lost…so sad.