The American Flag should always be flown from
sunrise to sunset on national and state
holidays, and on those dates proclaimed by the
President.
| January 1 |
New Year's Day |
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| January 20 |
Inauguration Day (every
fourth year) |
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| 3rd Monday in Jan |
Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday |
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| 3rd Monday in Feb |
President's Day |
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| (Variable) |
Easter Sunday |
|
| April 6 |
Army Day (Navy only) |
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| April 13 |
Thomas Jefferson's Birthday
(Army only) |
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| April 14 |
Pan American Day (embassies
in Latin America) |
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| May 1 |
Loyalty Day/Law Day (Army
only) |
|
| 2nd Sunday in May |
Mothers Day |
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| 2nd Monday in May |
Peace Officers Memorial Day
(half-staff for entire day) |
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| 3rd Saturday in May |
Armed Forces Day |
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| May 22 |
National Maritime Day (Army & Navy
only) |
|
| Last Monday in May |
Memorial Day (The
flag is displayed at half-staff until
noon, then hoisted to the top of the
flagpole for the remainder of the day) |
|
| June 14 |
Flag Day |
|
| 3rd Sunday in June |
Fathers Day (Army only) |
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| June 27 |
Korean War Armistice Day
(half-staff for entire day) |
|
| July 4 |
Independence Day |
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| August 19 |
National Aviation Day (Army
only) |
|
| 1st Monday in Sept |
Labor Day |
|
| September 11 |
Patriot Day (half-staff for
entire day) |
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| September 17 |
Constitution Day |
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| 3rd Friday in Sept |
POW/MIA Recognition Day |
|
| Last Sunday in Sept |
Gold Star Mothers Day (Army
only) |
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| 2nd Monday in Oct |
Columbus Day (October 12 at
Foreign Service posts) |
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| October 27 |
Navy Day (Navy and Marine
Corps only) |
|
| November 10 |
Marine Corps Birthday (Marine
Corps only) |
|
| November 11 |
Veterans Day |
|
| 4th Thursday in Nov |
Thanksgiving Day |
|
| December 7 |
Pearl Harbor Day (half-staff
for entire day) |
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| December 17 |
Pan American Aviation Day
(embassies in Lat Am) |
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| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
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