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Official U.S. Flag Flying Days of 2012

Including days flying at half-staff

The U.S. Flag may be displayed on any day of the year.   Here are the days it is particularly appropriate to display the flag—including those days the U.S. Flag is flown at half-staff.

Sunday January 1st  - New Year's Day
Monday January 16th  Martin Luther King Day
  (traditionally the 3rd Monday in January)
Sunday February 12th  - Lincoln's Birthday
  (some states recognize on Monday 2/13)
Monday February 20th - President's Day
(traditionally the 3rd Monday in February)
Friday April 6th Army Day
Sunday April 8th - Easter Sunday
Sunday May 13th  - Mother's Day  (traditionally the second Sunday in May)
Tuesday May 15th Peace Officers Memorial Day  half-staff
Saturday May 19th - Armed Forces Day   (celebrated on the third Saturday in May)
Monday May 28th  - Memorial Day  half-staff until Noon   (traditionally last Monday in May)
Thursday June 14th - Flag Day  (commemorating the adoption of the U.S. Flag in 1777)
Sunday June 17th   - Father's Day
(traditionally the 3rd Sunday in June)
Wednesday July 4th - Independence Day
Saturday August 4thCoast Guard Day  (a set day commemorating the founding in 1790)
Monday September 3rd - Labor Day  (traditionally the 1st  Monday in September)
Tuesday September 11th - Patriot Day
  half-staff
Monday September 17th - Constitution Day
and Citizenship Day (Constitution signed in 1787)
Sunday September 30th  - Gold Star Mother's Day
  (traditionally the last Sunday in September)
Saturday October 6th  - Firefighters Memorial Day
  half-staff
Monday October 8th - Columbus Day  (traditionally the 2nd Monday in October)
Saturday October 27th - Navy Day (established in 1922 on birthday of Theodore Roosevelt)
Tuesday November 6th - Election Day
  (traditionally the 1st  Tuesday in November)
Saturday November 10thMarine Corps Day  (established in 1775)
Sunday November 11th - Veterans Day

Thursday November 22nd - Thanksgiving Day
  (traditionally the 4th Thursday in November)
Friday December 7th - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
  half-staff
Tuesday December 25th - Christmas Day