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WHAT CAN WE AS A SCOUTING COMMUNITY DO? We can do what we do best: We are the premier youth organization that teaches flag etiquette and flag respect. Keep your eyes and ears open and when you learn about a special event in your community volunteer your scout group to do the flag ceremony. We know how to raise the flag, lower the flag, and how to fold it. Scouts looking sharp in their uniforms performing an organized and precise flag ceremony can do a lot for our communities and for Scouting. Boy Scout Handbook Chapter 3, page 42 "Fly the flag at half-staff to show sorrow and mourning following a national tragedy.... Hoist the flag to the top of the pole, hold it for an instant, then lower it to a point half the distance between the top and bottom of the pole. To take it down , first raise the flag back to top of the pole, then slowly lower it....." |
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