jewelofophir

Thanks, J. for providing this unique service! On June 14 I'll make sure the Union on my flag hangs on the left.

We could extend the lifetime of our flags and conserve energy at the same time if we followed the 'Universal Custom' written in US Code 36, Chapter 10, paragraph 174: "It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness." http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html#174 [Properly Illuminated at night = a narrow beam of light preferably aimed from above, downward; but no extra light is needed if the ambient light is enough to see the flag clearly.] /julie