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VOL. 41 NO. 39 October 17-23, 2003 FORTY CENTS
Bethpage Junior
Fire Department Honored
Members of the Bethpage Fire Department Juniors pose with Senator Carl Marcellino; Legislator Ed
Mangaho; BFD Junior Firefighter Advisor, Frank Ceglio and the Commissioners of the Bethpage Fire
Department.
On Tuesday, October 14,
2003 Senator Carl Marcellino
honored the Bethpage Fire
Department Juniors, for their
help in conjunction with his flag
recognition program. The flag
recognition program was started
by Senator Marcellino to thank
the many residents of his district
who display their flag on a
regular basis. He wanted to let
residents know that their
patriotism is appreciated and
noticed and so he called on the
members of the Bethpage Fire
Department Juniors to help
assist in his program. Juniors of
the BFD scouted the Bethpage
area for residents who were
proudly displaying their flags.
Addresses where noted and
those residents who were flying
their flag received a thank you
letter from the Senator as well
as a copy of the Constitution of
United States and a copy of flag
flying rules and regulations.
Members of the BFD Juniors
received medals of recognition
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as well as citations for their
hard work, dedication and
efforts. Congratulations should
be given to each and every
Junior Firefighter for taking
part in such a worthwhile
project. Special thanks should
also be given the director of the
Bethpage Fire Department
Juniors, Frank Ceglio for his
commitment to the Juniors
program and tireless efforts.
Below you will find some of
the information that so many of
us need to know in regards to
flying our flag. We hope you
will find it informative as well as
helpful in honoring Old Glory.
When to Display the Flag
It is the universal custom to
display the national flag from sunrise
to sunset on buildings and on
stationary flagstaffs on all days that
weather permits. The flag should be
flown especially on national and
state holidays and other days that
may be proclaimed by the President
of the United States. On Memorial
Day, the U.S. flag should be half-staff
until noon, then be raised to
the peak.
The U.S. flag should be
displayed daily on or near the main
building of every public institution,
during school days in or near every
schoolhouse, and in or near every
polling place on election days. A
citizen may fly the flag at any time.
The U.S. flag may be displayed
24 hours a day if properly illuminated
during hours of darkness.
Always hoist the U.S. flag briskly.
Lower it ceremoniously.
When flown at half-staff, the U.S.
flag should be first hoistedlo the
peak for a moment and then lowered
to the half staff position. The flag
should again be raised to the peak
before it is lowered for the day.
When to Salute the Flag
* When the flag is passing in a
parade or in a review.
* During the ceremony of
hoisting or lowering.
* When the National Anthem is
played and the flag is displayed.
* During the Pledge of
Allegiance.
All persons except those in
uniform should face the flag and
stand at attention with the right hand
over the heart. Those in uniform
should give the militarv salute
Never...
* show disrespect to the U.S. flag
in any way;
* dip the U.S. flag to any person
or thing;
* allow the U.S. flag to touch
anything beneath it, including the
ground, floor, water, or
merchandise;
* display the U.S. flag with the
union (blue field with stars) down
except as a signal of dire distress in
instances of extreme danger to life
or property;
* use the U.S. flag as wearing
apparel, bedding, or drapery, drawn
back, or up in folds;
* place anything on the U.S. flag;
or
* display the U.S. flag from a float,
car, or boat except from a staff, or so
suspended that the folds fall free as
though staffed.
The U.S. F!ag Always Leads
When carried in a procession with
another or other flags, the U.S. flag
should be either on the marching
right (the flag's own right) or, if there
is a line of other flags, in front center
of that line. The U.S. flag should
form a distinctive feature at the
ceremony of unveiling a statue or
monument, but should never be
used as the covering for a statue or
monument.
When other flags are flown from
the same rope, the U.S. flag should
always be at the center and highest
point of the group. When other flags
are flown from adjacent staffs, the
U.S. flag should be hoisted first and
lowered last. No flag may fly above or
to the right of the U.S. flag.
When on Display
When displayed from a staff in a
church or public auditorium, the flag
of the U.S. should be in the position
of honor at the clergy or the
speaker's right as he or she faces
the audience (the left of the
audience). Any other flag so
displayed is to be placed to the
speaker's left as he or she faces the
audience (the right of the audience).
If displayed flag against a wall on a
speaker's platform, the U.S. flag
should be placed above and behind
the speaker. When displayed either
horizontally or vertically, the union or
stars of the flag should be at the
observer's left.
When the U.S. flag is used to
cover a casket, it should be placed
so that the union is at the head and
over the left shoulder. The flag
should not be lowered into the
grace or allowed to touch the
ground.
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