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United States Service Flags are Back in Style
Immediate family member service flag, hung horizontally. Blue star on a white background, surrounded by a red border.
Rarely seen since World War II, family members of United States Military members are beginning to display United States Service Flags again to honor family members who are members of the United States Military, during the "War on Terrorism."
The Service Flag was first (unofficially) used during World War I. The flag is white with a red border and one or more blue stars in the center: one star for each family member serving in the military during times of war or hostility. If a service member dies, the blue star is covered by a gold star.
At one time, states had laws on the books which described specific specifications for up to 10 different kind of stars, indicating Prisoner of War (POW), or Missing in Action (MIA), and other statuses. However, the only design that ever found much favor with the American public was the basic design of blue stars, with gold stars overlaid to indicate the member died on active duty.
In 1967, the United States Congress Codified the Service Flag, specifying who is authorized to display the flags, and requiring a license granted by the Department of Defense for the manufacture and sale of service flags and lapel buttons.
From the United States Code, Title 36, Section 901:
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Permalink Reply by Mary on
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I notice them hanging on people's houses and stickers on cars. Not so much here in Albuquerque as I did in Phoenix.
I appreciate that servicemember when I see the flag.
Good post, Mary.
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I never heard of them, I will be ordering one.
Thank you
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http://www.serviceflags.com/serviceflags.htm?gclid=CIm2oJSwn5QCFSQd...
But there are many sites that you can get one from. I personally tried to stay traditional style
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Aren't the service flags supposed to be hung horizontally? The website to order the flags has them displayed vertically. Confusing.
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No, they should be hung vertically, with the point of the star pointing up. The guy on About.com drives me crazy. He posts old, old information and that's only about 90% correct. It's that 10% that'll get you.
Now, you will find some flags designed to be displayed horizontally. A common one would be one that you display on a flag pole. I think that's for practical reasons. But if you go to the DoD's website, you will find that they should be hung vertically.
Hope that helps.
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Permalink Reply by Linda E./Justin div 161 on
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i bought one personalized" with Navy and Justins' name on it. Now i need to get one for my Marines' son! Posted in my front window now for about 2 months.
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are these only displayed during war time? I have had people tell me since my son is not in a war zone I shouldnt display one. I was confused when I was looking it up online.
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I didnt know what it was until I was looking online for my navy flag. Then someone told me it was only to be hung if your child was in a war zone, I was so confused. Now I know and I will proudly hang it in my front window.
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where do you get the stickers for the car window? Is it appropriate only for parents or siblings also?
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LOL ! Thanks, Linda
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I have also found car magnets and wristbands. The rubber wristbands had the blue star or US Navy
with an anchor.
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