By Brea Miller|2026-09-21T14:47:04-04:00September 21st, 2026|Categories: Flag Tips & Guides, Flags|Tags: country flags, flag code, flag display, flag protocol, position of honor, un flags, united nations|10 min read
195 flags on six blocks of First Avenue, all the same size, all at the same height, in plain alphabetical order. Why the UN refuses to rank them, and the same rule in the US Flag Code.
By Brea Miller|2026-09-17T11:56:04-04:00September 17th, 2026|Categories: Flag Tips & Guides, Flags|Tags: business accounts, commercial flags, custom flag, flag code, flag etiquette, flag procurement, flag replacement|10 min read
Buying flags for an agency, school, or commercial building is a standing obligation, not a one-time purchase. Specification, replacement cycles, Flag Code protocol, and the federal sourcing rule.
By Brea Miller|2026-09-16T10:45:36-04:00September 16th, 2026|Categories: Flag Tips & Guides, Flags|Tags: flag code, flag display, flag precedence, flag protocol, military flags, position of honor, pow mia flag|8 min read
US flag with state, corporate, and foreign flags. Military service flag order including Space Force. The position of honor explained, with sources.
By Brea Miller|2026-09-15T15:04:00-04:00September 15th, 2026|Categories: American Flag, Flag Tips & Guides|Tags: flag code, flag display, flag etiquette, flag myths, flag protocol, half-staff|10 min read
A plain, sourced guide to US flag etiquette: display hours, weather, half-staff, multiple flags, and the myths worth dropping. Cited to 4 U.S.C. Chapter 1.
By Brea Miller|2026-09-30T14:13:55-04:00September 14th, 2026|Categories: American Flag, Flag Tips & Guides|Tags: flag code, flag etiquette, flag proclamation, flag protocol, half-staff, memorial day, mourning streamer|10 min read
Who can order half-staff, how long it lasts, the two steps almost everyone skips, and where to check whether an order is in effect right now.
By Brea Miller|2026-09-14T11:24:43-04:00September 10th, 2026|Categories: American Flag, History and Commemoration|Tags: 9/11 memorial, flag code, flag etiquette, half-staff, patriot day, pentagon flag, september 11|15 min read
September 11 half-staff is not in the Flag Code. It exists by proclamation, one year at a time. What Patriot Day asks, how to fly the flag, and the service half most guides leave out.
By Brea Miller|2026-10-02T09:41:27-04:00September 9th, 2026|Categories: Flag Tips & Guides, Flags|Tags: cotton flag, flag code, flag construction, flag durability, flag material, nylon flag, polyester flag|6 min read
Nylon flies in a light breeze. Polyester survives wind. Cotton is for ceremony. A straight comparison of flag materials and which one fits your location.
By Brea Miller|2026-09-08T11:44:36-04:00September 7th, 2026|Categories: American Flag, Flag Tips & Guides|Tags: burial flag, flag code, flag etiquette, flag folding, honor guard|7 min read
The seven steps for folding the US flag into a triangle, matching the VA procedure, plus a straight account of what the fold meanings are and are not.
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