Flag etiquette has long been established to ensure the flag is treated with dignity. In 1942 Congress created the U.S. Flag Code which provides guidelines for the display and care of the flag.

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If you want to display the flag all night long, please luminate it or bring it in when it gets dark. The men and women who served this great country would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

Federal law allows the American flag to be flown upside down, but only as a “signal of dire distress." Why has it been seen lately?

The display, called Flags for Heroes, was created by the Audubon Haddon Township Oaklyn Rotary Club during the pandemic in 2020. It is now back for its fifth year.

Flag etiquette has long been established to ensure the flag is treated with dignity. In 1942 Congress created the U.S. Flag Code which provides guidelines for the display and care of the flag.