Color Guard Questions
Where is the US flag carried or displayed in relation to other flags
The US flag is always carried in the position of honor
How are flags flown when a center point is established?
The US flag is centered at the highest
How is the US flag placed when displayed at cross staff with another flag
The US flag will be on the Marching right and it's staff in front or the other staff
What are the colors of the flag and what do the stand for
The colors of the flag are red (Hardiness and valor) white (purity) and blue (justice)
What is the head or final
The decorative ornament on the top of the flag staff or flag pole
What is the name of the shiny piece located at the bottom of the staff
The ferrule
What is the proper way to raise the flag to the half-staff position
The flag is first raised to the top of the staff then lowered to the half-staff position
What is the fly of the flag
The fly of the flag is the width of the flag measured from left to right
What is the hoist of a flag
The hoist of a flag is the length of the flag, measured from top to bottom
What is the size of your staff with the final? Without the Final?
The size of my staff with the is 10 feet, without the final it is 9 1/2 feet
What is the size of the garrison flag and when is it hoisted
The size of the garrison flag is 38 feet by 20 feet and is hoisted on holidays and other important events
What is the size of the post flag and when is it hoisted
The size of the post flag is 19 feet by 10 feet and is hoisted when the garrison flag is not flown
What is the size of the storm flag and when is it hoisted
The size of the storm flag is 9 1/2 feet by 5 feet and is flown during inclement weather
What is a flag staff
The staff on which a flag is mounted
How many stripes are on the US flag and how are they arranged
There are 13 stripes and there are 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes, with the first and last stripe being red
What do the 13 stripes represent on the US flag
They represent the originally 13 colonies
What is the US flags position in an auditorium or chapel
To the speakers right or to the audiences left
Where is the US flag carried in a procession
When carried in a procession with other flags , the US flag is carried on the marching right, or front and center when marching in line.
When and how do you dispose of the US flag
When the flag is no longer suitable for display, preferably by burning
What are several names used to describe The US flag
flag, color, standard, ensign
What are streamers
long narrow ribbons displayed from the top of the flag staff
What is the proper way to lower the flag from the half-staff position
the flag is first raised to the top of the staff and then lowered
How many stars are on the us flag and what do they represent? How are they arranged.
there are 50 stars on the US flag, representing the 50 states. The stars are white and they are arranged in 4 rows of 5 and 5 rows of 6 each
When is the only time the US flag is dipped
upon receiving a salute from a passing vessel, by a nation recognized by the US
How are flags and pennants flown when hoisted?
In order of precedence, with the US flag on top
Can the US flag ever e flown upside down
In times of distress
How long is the flag flown at a half-staff position after the death of a president or former president? Vice President?
It is flown at half-staff position for 30 days after the death of a president or a former president and 10 days for a vice-president.
What is the proper way to display the flag
It should be hanging free with the stars to the marching right
What is the birthday of the 1st US flag
June 14, 1776
how is the US flag placed on a casket
Lengthwise over the casket with the union over the head and left shoulder of the deceased.
who is authorized a US flag over their casket at a military funeral
Members of the Active Military Force, National Guard, Reserve, Honorably discharged veterans, and retired military
Who wrote the stars and stripes
Sir Francis Scott Key
Define Colors
A specific flag symbolic to the spirit and traditions of the US
Who is given credit for sewing the first US flag
Betsy Ross
How is the US Flag Displayed When Placed On A Wall
Either horizontally or vertically, with the union to the upper most and to the flag's own right
Where is the US flag flown 24 hours a day
Fort McHenry, maryland Flag-House Square, Baltimore The Capitol The Marine Corps Memorial
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