We fly Old Glory every day — weather permitting. The photo to the right is a morning shot after our first frost here in Mississippi.
We have a flagpole with solar lights on the top so we can keep her flying at night. Nothing like the Stars and Stripes on a clear night with too many stars to count in the background!
While some attack what Old Glory stands for, we fly her proudly. Hope you will do the same!
My Name is Old Glory;
Long May I Wave
Below are the official 2023 dates that are recognized as days to raise the Flag, including when you should fly at half-staff.
Days to Raise the American Flag
- New Year’s Day: January 1
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 16
- Lincoln’s Birthday: February 12
- President’s Day: February 20
- Washington’s Birthday: February 22
- National Vietnam War Veterans Day: March 29
- Easter / National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: April 9
- Loyalty Day: May 1
- International Firefighters Day: May 4
- VE Day: May 8
“Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there…”
- Mother’s Day: May 8
- Peace Officer’s Memorial Day: May 15 (half-staff)
- Armed Forces Day: May 20
- Memorial Day: May 29 (half-staff until noon)
- Remember D-Day: June 6
- Flag Day / Army’s Birthday: June 14
- Father’s Day: June 18
- Independence Day: July 4
- National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: July 27
- Coast Guard’s Birthday: August 4
- Purple Heart Day: August 7th
“Star-spangled banner yet wave…”
- VJ Day: September 2
- Labor Day: September 4
- Patriot Day: September 11 (half-staff)
- POW/MIA Recognition Day: September 15
- Constitution Day: September 17
- Air National Guard Birthday: September 18
- Air Force Birthday: September 18
- Gold Star Mother’s Day: September 25
- National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day: October 8 (half-staff)
- Columbus Day: October 9
- Navy Day: October 27
- Election Day: November 7
“The land of the free and the home of the brave…”
- Marine Corps Birthday: November 10
- Veterans Day: November 11
- Thanksgiving Day: November 23
- Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: December 7 (half-staff)
- National Guard’s Birthday: December 13
- Christmas Day: December 25
Birthdays of States: (raise on the date of admission)
- Alabama: December 14
- Alaska: January 3
- Arizona: February 14
- Arkansas: June 15
- California: September 9
- Colorado: August 1
- Connecticut: January 9
- Delaware: December 7
- Florida: March 3
- Georgia: January 2
- Hawaii: August 21
- Idaho: July 3
- Illinois: December 3
- Indiana: December 11
- Iowa: December 28
- Kansas: January 29
- Kentucky: June 1
- Louisiana: April 30
- Maine: March 15
- Maryland: April 28
- Massachusetts: February 6
- Michigan; January 26
- Minnesota: May 11
- Mississippi: December 10
- Missouri: August 10
- Montana: November 8
- Nebraska: March 1
- Nevada: October 31
- New Hampshire: June 21
- New Jersey December 14
- New Mexico: January 6
- New York: July 26
- North Carolina: November 21
- North Dakota: November 2
- Pennsylvania: December 12
- Ohio: March 1
- Oklahoma: November 1 6
- Oregon: February 14
- Rhode Island: May 29
- South Carolina: May 23
- South Dakota: November 2
- Tennessee: June 1
- Texas: December 29
- Utah: January 4
- Vermont: March 4
- Virginia: June 25
- Washington: November 11
- West Virginia: June 20
- Wisconsin: May 29
- Wyoming: July 10
And don’t forget your Old Glory Flag Etiquette that I post every 4th of July!
Pledge of Allegiance
Here’s to a Happy, Healthy, Safe, and Prosperous 2023!