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Show Do not use the flag festooned over doorways or arches, tied in a bow-knot or otherwise employed employ-ed in a purely decorative manner. man-ner. For these purposes, bunting of the national colors is more appropriate, and since the blue Union is the flag's honor point, the bunting should be arranged with that color uppermost. Do not use the flag for any purpose lacking in dignity and respect. Always treat the flag of a foreign for-eign nation with the same respect re-spect as that of the United States. The church pennant is the only on-ly flag ever to be hoisted over the flag. It is displayed only during dur-ing divine services. Displaying the flag upside down is a recognized signal of distress. FLAG DON'TS Do not permit disrespect to be shown to the flag. Do not let the flag touch the ground, dec k or water. Do not place any emblem or object of any kind on or above the flag except the authorized head staffs. Do not drape the flag over the hood, top, sides, or back of a vehicle, ve-hicle, train, or boat. When displayed dis-played from an automobile, or train, or vehicle it should be from a staff firmly affixed. Do not display the flag on a float in a parade except from a staff. Do not use the flag as a covering cover-ing for a ceiling. Do not carry the flag flat or horizontally but always aloft and free. Do not use the flag as a portion por-tion of costume or dress. Do not put lettering of any kind on the flag. Do not use the flag in any form of advertising nor fasten any advertising to a pole or halyard hal-yard from which the flag is flown. |