On March 1, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower issued a proclamation on flying the flag on certain occassions. For those of you who work at government buildings, please remind them that the flag should fly at half-staff for 30 days at all federal buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and its territories and possessions after the death of the president or a former president. Our current President may also issue a proclamation (don't believe he has done so yet) on the amount of days to display the Flag at Half-Staff as a mark of respect (as he did after September 11). Speaking of flag etiquette..... Your flag should be taking down at sunset unless it is illuminated. If your flag is torn or fadded, take it down until you can get a new one. It is disrespectful to your country to display a flag in a tattered condition (and I've seen a lot of them out there!)You can turn your worn flag in to your local Veterans organization for proper disposal which they do by special ceremony. ===== Cindy Amrhein Historian/Abstractor Town of Alabama Historian Genesee Co., NY ********************** Historian's Page - Alabama, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycalaba/ APHNYS (The Association of Public Historians of New York State) http://www.tier.net/~aphnys/ You can easily ascertain whether the occupant drinks bitters in the morning and whiskey with his dinner, or pure water and nothing else � If he drinks bitters you will find his garden full of weeds.�� James Wadsworth 1791 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/