flags on city streets
Posted 11/13/02

The American Legion is the organization that puts up the flags for national holidays and to commemorate various war-related dates.
It is not the VFW, as was reported in last weekís issue of the Times.
Eighty flags are raised throughout Milaca. The following is a list of when flags should be raised according to the Legion. Unless stated otherwise, the flags are to be up from sunrise to sunset.
January
New Years Day
Jan. 20 - Martin Luther King Day
February
Feb. 12 - Lincolnís Birthday
Feb. 17 - Presidents Day
April
Easter
May
Motherís Day - 2nd Sunday
May 15 - Peace Officerís Day - 1/2 staff
May 17 - Armed Forces Day
Memorial Day - 1/2 staff until noon - last Monday
June
June 14 - Flag Day (The United States Army was founded in 1775)
July
July 4 - Independence Day
September
Labor Day - 1st Monday
Sept. 11 - Patriot Day - 1/2 staff
Sept. 17 - Constitution Day
POW/MIA Day - 3rd Friday
October
Columbus Day - 2nd Monday
Oct. 27 - Navy Day
November
Nov. 10 - U.S. Marine Corp established
Nov. 11 - Veterans Day
Thanksgiving - fourth Thursday
December
Dec. 7 - Pearl Harbor Day - 1/2 staff
Dec. 25 - Christmas Day