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more info from flag code
The flag should always be treated with respect. It must not touch the ground, be flown in disrepair or mockery, etc. It may not be worn as apparel, or incorporated into athletic uniforms or costumes. However, it may be worn as a lapel pin, near the heart. It may be permissible to attach other flag replicas to clothing. (Military, public safety, and patriotic organizations are explicitly permitted to wear flag patches.) It should always be saluted in standing silence while being raised or lowered on its staff. It is never dipped to any person or thing. If it is flown after dark, convention dictates that it should be illuminated.
The flag should always be treated with respect. It must not touch the ground, be flown in disrepair or mockery, etc. It may not be worn as apparel, or incorporated into athletic uniforms or costumes. However, it may be worn as a lapel pin, near the heart. It may be permissible to attach other flag replicas to clothing. (Military, public safety, and patriotic organizations are explicitly permitted to wear flag patches.) It should always be saluted in standing silence while being raised or lowered on its staff. It is never dipped to any person or thing. If it is flown after dark, convention dictates that it should be illuminated.
Because the flag may not touch the ground, it must never be thrown out as garbage or buried. The proper way to dispose of an American flag that is worn and no longer suitable for use is to burn it.
The design of the flag and certain customs regarding it are established in Federal law.<ref>[http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/04C1.txt 4 USC Chapter 1 -- The Flag]</ref> However, there are no laws enforcing these rules, they are simply a code of conduct.
The design of the flag and certain customs regarding it are established in Federal law.<ref>[http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/04C1.txt 4 USC Chapter 1 -- The Flag]</ref> However, there are no laws enforcing these rules, they are simply a code of conduct.