On Memorial Day, the flag should be flown at half-staff until mid-day. It should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.

American Flag Etiquette

 

Does that mean that you only fly the flag until mid day on Memorial Day? Or that at noon, you raise the flag, lower it and put it up again, full mast? From what I understand, half-mast has its own rules. You always raise the flag all the way before putting it at half-mast, both when putting it up and taking it down. The rule you posted is a little ambiguous.

 

I think he has posted an amalgamation of two etiquette rules. He has the half-mast procedure correct (up all the way, then down half when raising, and up all the way, then down all the way and removed when lowering it for the night). However, I think that for Memorial Day, the flag is to be at half staff for the first half of the day, then at noon, it should be raised all the way.

Jason

 

US Flag Code:

M. The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. On Memorial Day the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff.

Flag Code

 

That's what was missing from the first post. Thanks.

 

Sorry, thought the first sentence covered that. Just not in specific detail regarding what happens at mid-day.