[EmailPoster]

On the page for american flag protocol...

Originally Posted by arlinem

On the page for American Flag Protocol (Page 2) you list code and not
custom for displaying in the churches for the flag. I wonder why the
VFW booklet does not mention the code vs custom (From a staff in a
church or public auditorium off the podium). Some churches I have
visited follow code and not custom I contacted a military chaplain and
was informed that he had nothing in writing on this matter. I wonder
why they are not supplied this information.

It was refreshing to find this information on the web site.

[sarahw]

Everyone should follow the U.S. Flag Code, but there are no real punishments for not following it, so sometimes custom does seem to surpass the code. But in a church, the flag should always be to the right of the speaker as he or she is facing the crowd, that is, to the far left of the altar.

Sarah