By Executive Order, the flag flies 24 hours a day at the following locations:
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The Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The White House, Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.
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Iwo Jima Memorial to U.S. Marines, Arlington, Virginia
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Battleground in Lexington, MA (site of first shots in the (Revolutionary War)
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Winter encampment cabins, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
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Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland (a flag flying over Fort McHenry after a battle during the War of 1812 provided the inspiration for The Star-Spangled Banner
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The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, Baltimore, Maryland (site where the famed flag over Fort McHenry was sewn)
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Jenny Wade House in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Jenny Wade was the only civilian killed at the battle of Gettysburg)
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U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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All custom points and points of entry into the United States
Title 4, Chapter 1: The Flag
Sec. 1. — Flag; stripes and stars on
The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag
shall be forty-eight stars [Note that sec. 2 which
follows provides for additional stars. Today the flag has fifty
stars representing the fifty states - Webmaster], white in a
blue field
Sec. 2. — Same; additional stars
On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be
added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take
effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such
admission
*Sec. 3. [This section relates only to the District of Columbia and is being omitted here -Webmaster]
Sec. 4. — Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, "I pledge allegiance
to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic
for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.", should be rendered by
standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over
the heart. When not in uniform men should remove their headdress
with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand
being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent,
face the flag, and render the military salute