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I bought small American flag, New York State flag and U. S. Navy flag and three stands. They're small enough to display on my desk and I want to put them in a row. If I am standing in front of my desk, looking at them which would be on my left, middle and right? I tried google search but kind of confusing.
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Good question - When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor - to its own right.
Picture of "its own right" included here -
http://alabamavva.org/displayflag.html
More info here:
http://www.flagandbannersupply.com/flag-etiquette.htm
Picture of "its own right" included here -
http://alabamavva.org/displayflag.html
More info here:
http://www.flagandbannersupply.com/flag-etiquette.htm
display the flag from sunrise to sunset
The Flag Code, which formalizes and unifies the traditional ways in which we give respect to the flag, also contains specific instructions on how the flag is not to be used. They are:
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The American flag is always to the left as you are looking at them. If you have flag poles the American flag should be higher then the others. http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html
USFlag.org: A website dedicated to the Flag of the UnitedStates of America - Flag Etiquette
Find answers to common and uncommon questions about the United States Flag and its evolution. Information on Flag etiquette and the U.S. Flag Code. Patriotic poems, hymns, and essays.
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TSgt David L.
It depends on whether or not you want them as you see them, or the folks that come into the office. Then they would be to the RIGHT as you see them so they would be to the LEFT as the viewer when they walk into the office. Just my 2 cents...
From the US Flag Etiquette:
"When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor - to its own right."
From the US Flag Etiquette:
"When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor - to its own right."
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I would think you could put them in any order, but the American Flag should be slightly higher. If it were me, I would put them from L-R (NY Flag, American Flag, Navy Flag).
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It's the same as if this were an auditorium: you are the crowd, the main body, the viewer. The American flag will stand to your left, then the NY state flag, then the US Navy flag. As you view the American Flag, nothing stands, is flown, or is carried to "her" right.
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CMSgt Mark Schubert's answer is spot on as far as it goes. The US flag always occupies the place of honor, i.e., on the viewer's left as he/she stands in front of your desk. None of the references give the slightest clue as to the precedence of state and service flags. Anybody know?
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I would suggest getting a desk display that would allow you to place the flags with the US Flag straight up and the other two angled away from it
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The American Flag is always to the left as you are looking at it unless, you are putting up flags at the U.N. or other multi-national events. The flags will then be placed in alphabetical order from the left (as you're looking at them).
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Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. Betsy Ross House. Betsy Ross, George Washington and the flag. Betsy Ross's life. Cut a 5-pointed star in one snip. Flag facts.
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