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Picking the right flag, sizing a pole, retiring a worn flag with respect, choosing a grave marker that fits VA standards. The questions we answer on the phone, written down.

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Flag Etiquette — Q&A with Al Cavalari

Al Cavalari co-founded The Flag Guys in 1977 and answered flag etiquette questions for thirty years. Half-staff rules, funeral honors, flag precedence, display rules, uniform insignia — in his own plain-spoken words.

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