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Q. What is the name of the ball that sits at the top of the flag pole?
A. The Truk.
Q. What does the Truk represent?
A. "The Shot Heard Around the World" fired 19 April, 1775 at Lexington, Massachusetts.
Q. When a President or past President of the U. S. dies, how long is the flag flown at half-mast?
A. Thirty days.
Q. When the national flag is worn out, who is it disposed of?
A. The stars section is cut from the flag and then both sections are burned together.
Q. May a female soldier be used in a color guard?
A. Yes.
Q. When can the flag be flown upside-down?
A. In times of emergency.
Q. What does Retreat mean?
A. Retirement of the colors from the day's activities.
Q. When military personnel die, and the flag is presented to the beneficiary, who provides the flag?
A. The Postmaster General.
Q. How is the flag put to half-mast, and how is it lowered?
A. It is hoisted to full-staff for an instant, then lowered to half-mast. It is lowered by raising it to full- staff and then lowering it.
Q. What AR governs raising and lowering the flag?
A. AR 600-25 and AR 840-10.
Q. After folding the flag at a funeral, what should be showing?
A. The stars.
Q. How many steps will an individual hold a salute after passing the National Flag?
A. Six steps.
Q. At what position is the color guard at if not at Present Arms?
A. Right shoulder arms.
Q. At what interval does a color guard march at?
A. Close interval.
Q. How far in front of the color company do the colors halt?
A. 10 steps.
Q. Does the color guard ever execute rear march?
A. No.
Q. What are the three (3) types of flags normally flown and their respective sizes?
A.
Storm - 5 X 9-1/2 feet.
Post - 8' 11-3/8 X 17 feet.
Garrison - 20 X 38 feet.

Q. What is the difference between the National Colors and the National Flag?
A. The National Colors is trimmed on three sided with a golden yellow fringe.
Q. What do the colors of the flag represent?
A. Red - Hardiness and valor; White - Purity and innocence; Blue - Vigilance, perseverance and justice.
Q. How long is reveille played?
A. 20 seconds.
Q. How many National Colors can be present during a review, parade or honor guard ceremony?
A. One.
Q. Can the National Colors render a salute?
A. No, with the exception of naval vessels when, upon receiving a salute of this type from a vessel registered by a nation formally recognized by the United States, must return the salute.
Q. Where is building number one located on a permanent post?
A. The monument at the base of the flag pole.
Q. What is the height of a flag pole?
A. 50, 60, 75 feet. (Normally 60 feet).
Q. When is the garrison flag displayed?
A. On holidays and other important occasions.
Q. What are the three (3) terms used in military service for the National Flag?
A. Colors: a flag carried by dismounted units, supreme commanders and certain general officers; Standards: a flag carried by mounted troops; Ensign: a flag flown from a ship.
Q. What is a Guidon?
A. The small swallow-tailed flag normally carried by a company, troop or battery.
Q. How should the flag be flown on Memorial day?
A. The flag is at half-mast until noon, then at noon until retreat sounds at full-staff.
Q. Where is the U. S. Flag displayed when a number of flags are displayed in a row?
A. The U. S. Flag will be at the center of the line, at the highest point of ground.
Q. When the flag is draped over a casket, where are the stars located?
A. Over the left shoulder of the deceased.
Q. When moving the casket at a military funeral, which direction will the feet be pointed in?
A. Movement of the casket is feet (stripes end) first.
Q. In a chapel where is the U. S. Flag displayed, when in front of the chapel?
A. The flag will be at the congregation's right as they face it.
Q. On what date was the Army Flag dedicated?
A. 14 June, 1956 (It was approved 12 June, 1956).

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