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In this photo taken Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 and released on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 by Malacanang Photo Bureau in Manila, Philippines, Philippine

President Benigno Aquino III, right, and U.S. President Barack Obama attend a news conference at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York following the US-ASEAN meeting. The U.S. government on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010 said it made an 'honest mistake' when it displayed an inverted Philippine flag, center right, which wrongfully signified that the Southeast Asian nation was in a state of war, in a meeting hosted by President Barack Obama

(AP Photo/Malacanang Photo Bureau, Jay Morales)

HANOI — Vietnam made an embarrassing gaffe this week when receiving China's Vice President Xi Jinping, considered the future number one in Beijing, by displaying Chinese flags bearing one star too many.

The trip was designed to improve strained relations that deteriorated following recent tensions over the disputed South China Sea.

But on Wednesday, Xi was greeted with flags picturing six stars, while the official emblem of the People's Republic of China has only five -- one large yellow star surrounded by four smaller ones.

Dec 23, 2011

Organizers at the 2012 London Olympics mistakenly displayed the South Korean Flag on a jumbo tron before a women’s soccer game between North Korea and ColumbiaThe match against Colombia was delayed for more than an hour, and organizers apologized for the error

"If this matter couldn't have been resolved, then I thought going on is nonsense," coach Sin Ui Gun said through an interpreter after North Korea won 2-0. "We were angry because our players were introduced as if they were from South Korea, which may affect us very greatly as you might know."

United States Code• Title 4, chapter 1 – flag & seal• Title 18, chapter 18 – crimes & punishments

• Title 36, chapter 10 – patriotic customs and courtesies

Executive orders & Presidential

Proclamations

Formal rules of etiquette

Universal customs of display◦ Sunrise to sunset◦ To the right of all other flags; or

centered and higher; or in front

of all other flags

Patriotic Customs- USC Title 36, Chapter 10Position and Manner of Display (Section 175)

In a procession with another flag or flags:

When displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs:

When a number of flags are displayed:

When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the US Flag, the US Flag should always be at the peak

From a staff projecting from the windowsill, balcony, or front of a building:

When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall:

When displayed in a public auditorium or from a staff in a church:

Displayed as Stars and Stripes

When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are to be flown from separate staffs of the same height, and of the same size

Respect for the Flag How should the US Flag NOT be

treated?

• Not used as a covering for anything except a casket

• Not worn as clothing

• Not be torn or worn

• Used in any manner in which it will be thrown away

*These are examples and not an inclusive list

USC, Chapter 36, Section 8g:

"The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.”

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Section 8 (j): No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform…

Section 8 (a): The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property .

Bunting

State and Territorial Flags

Displayed in order of the date entered the Union

Organizational Flags

Department of Interior

Department of Commerce

Corporate/Industry

Positional Flags

President of the United States

Vice President

Personal Flags

Miniature Flags

Miniature or table top flags are typically used in meetings or signing ceremonies especially if involving international guests.

Signing Ceremonies

Preliminary AgreementStart Treaty

Appropriate and necessary to display in precedence order:

• National• State• Local Government• Organizational• Positional• Personal• POW/MIA

US Code, Title 36, Chapter 1, Section 301:

During rendition of our National Anthem when the flag is displayed, all those present, except those in uniform, should stand at attention facing the flag with their right hand over their heart

Those in uniform should stand at attention

Men not in uniform should remove their headdress (hat) with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart

When out-doors, persons in uniform should render a military salute at the first note of the anthem and retain this position until the last note

Whether in-doors or out-doors, if the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed there

Logos & Signage

What questions should you ask or consider when dealing with corporate logos?

Nature of eventCorrect logoSize and placement

A person gets from a symbol the meaning he or she puts into it.

United StatesSupreme Court, 1943

US Code Titles 4 & 6

Our Flag, 109th Congress, 2nd Session, US Government Printing Office

National Flag Foundation: www.americanflags.org

Flag Research Center: http://www.flagresearchcenter.com

CIA World Fact Book: https://www.cia.gov

EXERCISE

Should be displayed:

To speaker’s right To your visual left Higher than In front of Or in the center of all other flags Displayed as “Stars and Stripes” to

the observer