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Flag Code
Download a copy of the Flag Code (PDF)
Procedures for folding the Flag
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There are no Flag Code provisions which require any
method, however, the following is traditional: |
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(A) Straighten out the flag to full length and fold
lengthwise once. |
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(B) Fold it lengthwise a second time to meet the open
edge, making sure that the union of stars on the blue field remains outward
in full view. (A large flag may have to be folded lengthwise a third time.)
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(C) A triangular fold is then started by bringing the
striped corner of the folded edge to the open edge. |
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(D) The outer point is then turned inward parallel with
the open edge to form a second triangle. |
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(E) The diagonal or triangular folding is continued
toward the blue union until the end is reached, with only the blue showing
and the form being that of a cocked (three corner) hat. |
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 American Legion Flag Education Video
America’s schoolteachers have a new resource when instructing young people
about the meaning, care and display of the United States Flag. “For Which It
Stands,” a multi-media educational package produced by The American Legion, is
now available for use by teachers in the upper elementary, middle and junior
high school grades.
“For Which It Stands” includes a 20-minute video feature on Digital Video
Disc (DVD) format focusing on a young man named Joe, 14, who learns about the
significance and meaning of the flag through a series of incidents that occur in
his life. The DVD also includes the Legion-produced animated feature “George
Learns the Pledge” as well as instructional enhancements on flag etiquette and
flag history.
The program is designed to help schools meet state education requirements in
flag education and is consistent with state education standards in civics
education.
“For Which It Stands” and related materials can be purchased from National
Emblem Sales, The American Legion, P.O. Box 1050, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1050 or
online at http://emblem.legion.org .
For more information, visit
www.legion.org/ourflag/ .
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