On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 18:59:55 -0400, Roger Turk wrote: > Clarence,
> The U. S. Flag Code is rather complex. > When hung, the Union is to be to the North or to the East. This is the rule that applies when the flag is suspended over the middle of a street. > If hung just for > viewing, the Union is to be to the viewer's right. According to para. 175 (i) the union should be to the viewer's left when the flag is displayed from the wall of a building. > Thus, on the port side > (left side) of an aircraft, the Union should be towards the tail, I don't think so. The union should face the nose of the aircraft, the direction of the wind, as it would face towards the wind while flying, regardless of whether the flag is on the port or starboard side of the aircraft. > while on > the starboard side (right side) of the plane, the Union should be towards the > nose of the plane. > Even more complicated is the display of the flag on a stage. If there is a > speaker or a group of people on the stage, the flag is to be to the speaker's > right; if there is no speaker, such as in a movie theater, the flag should > be to the audience's right. > When displayed with flags of other countries, the U. S. Flag should either be > at the center (for an odd number of flags) or to the right of all other flags. > When paraded, the U.S. Flag is marched to the right of a unit flag. <snip> Sam Heywood
