Flag Flying Holidays
“I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.”
— THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
— THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
THE U.S. FLAG MAY BE FLOWN EVERY DAY, ESPECIALLY ON THE FOLLOWING:
•January 1st
New Year’s Day
•3rd Monday in January
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
•January 20th
Inauguration Day
•February 12th
Lincoln’s Birthday
•3rd Monday in February
Presidents' Day
•February 22nd
Washington’s Birthday
•Easter Sunday
•3rd Saturday in May
Armed Forces Day
•Last Monday in May
Memorial Day Observed
•May 30th
Memorial Day Traditional
•June 14th
Flag Day
•July 4th
Independence Day
•August 4th
Coast Guard Day
•1st Monday in September
Labor Day
•September 11th
Patriot Day
•September 17th
Constitution Day
•2nd Monday in October
Columbus Day
•November 11th
Veterans Day
•4th Thursday in November
Thanksgiving Day
•December 7th
Pearl Harbor Day
•December 25th
Christmas Day
OTHER RECOMMENDED FLAG FLYING DAYS:
•May 8th
V-E Day
•2nd Sunday in May
Mother’s Day
•3rd Sunday in June
Father’s Day
•August 7th
Purple Heart Day
•August 14th
V-J Day
•August 19th
National Aviation Day
•October 27th
Navy Day
•1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in November
Election Day
•November 10th
Marine Corps. Birthday
HALF-STAFF HOLIDAYS:
•May 15th (half-staff all day)
Peace Officers Day
•Last Monday in May (half-staff until noon)
Memorial Day
•September 11th (half-staff all day)
Patriot Day
•December 7th (half-staff all day)
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day