How to Display an American Flag Memorial
Federal law designates how a flag should be displayed. An example would be that the American flag should be lighted at all times, even at night. This is called Flag Code. When a flag is being displayed during a memorial, there is etiquette that applies as well. You can display a flag when a casket is open and when it's closed. Flag Code says that an American flag should be displayed when someone from the military or a veteran dies.
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Instructions
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Covering a Casket
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Open the American flag and place the stars of the flag over the top of the closed casket so it is over the head of the body.
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Drape the rest of the flag over the top of the casket lengthwise so it is covering the chest and feet of the body.
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Remove the flag from the casket before it is lowered into the ground. An American flag should never be lowered into a grave or touch the ground.
Open Casket
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Fold the flag into a triangle. There are instructions on how to do this on the website for Gettysburg Flag Works at www.gettysburgflag.com/Folding_Flag.php.
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Place the flag inside the casket, near the head and left shoulder of the deceased.
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Arrange the flag so that the tip of the triangle showing the stars is visible to those attending the funeral.
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