How to fold the Flag of the United States
of America
Though not part of the official Flag Code, according to
military custom US flags should be folded into a triangular shape when
not in use
- Two persons, facing each other, hold the flag waist
high and horizontally between them.
- The lower striped section is folded, lengthwise,
over the blue field. Hold bottom to top and edges together securely.
- Fold the flag again, lengthwise, folded edge to open
edge.
- A triangular fold is started along the length of
the flag, from the end to the heading by bringing the striped corner
of the folded edge to meet the open edge.
- The outer point is turned inward parallel with the
open edge, forming a second triangle.
- Repeat the triangular folding until the entire length
of the flag is folded.
- When the flag is completely folded only the triangular
blue field should be visible
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the flag.
The flag should be held waist-high and horizontally |
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Start with the flag out flat
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The Flag is folded in half, lengthwise
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The flag is then folded in half, lengthwise again.
Properly folded, both sides will look the same, the
union covering both sides of one end
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Start a series of triangular folds Starting from the
stripes and folding towards the side with the Union
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The last fold is to tuck the upper-left edge of the
Union into the top fold of the triangle
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The proper way to store a flag is folded in this manner,
in the shape of a triangle with only the blue field
and white stars showing.
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