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29 Cards in this Set
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ON POST, WHERE IS BUILDING NUMBER 1 LOCATED
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AT THE BASE OF THE FLAG POLE
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OTHER THAN GARRISON, POST, FIELD, STORM, AND INTERNMENT FLAGS, NAME THE OTHER TYPES OF MILITARY FLAGS
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1. COLORS
2. STANDARDS 3. DISTINGUISHED FLAGS 4. ENSIGNS 5. GUIDONS 6. PENNANTS |
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HOW IS A FLAG FLOWN ON MEMORIAL DAY
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AT HALF-MAST TILL NOON, THEN FROM NOON UNTIL RETREAT SOUNDS, IT IS A FULL STAFF
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WHEN THE FLAG IS FLOWN AT NIGHT, WHAT MUST BE DONE
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IT MUST BE ILLUMINATED
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WHAT DATE WAS THE ARMY FLAG DEDICATED
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14 JUNE 1956
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WHEN A PRESIDENT OR PAST PRESIDENT DIES, HOW LONG IS THE FLAG FLOWN AT HALF-MAST
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30 DAYS
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HOW IS THE FLAG DRAPED OVER THE CASKET
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SO THE STARS ARE OVER THE LEFT SHOULDER
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HOW MANY STRIPES DOES THE AMERICAN FLAG HAVE
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13 STRIPES: 7 RED AND 6 WHITE
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NATIONAL COLORS AND THE NATIONAL FLAG
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THEN NATIONAL COLORS IS TRIMMED ON 3 SIDES WITH GOLDEN YELLOW FRINGE
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WHAT DO THE COLORS ON THE FLAG REPRESENT
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RED - HARDINESS AND VALOR
WHITE - PURITY AND INNOCENCE BLUE - VIGILANCE, PRESERVATION, AND JUSTICE |
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WHEN MILITARY PERSONNEL DIE, THE FLAG IS PRESENTED TO THE BENEFICIARY, WHO PROVIDES THE FLAG
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THE POSTMASTER GENERAL
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WHEN THE NATIONAL FLAG IS WORN OUT, HOW IS IT DISPOSED OF
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THE SECTION OF THE FLAG WITH THE STARS IS CUT FROM THE FLAG AND THEN BOTH PIECES ARE BURNED TOGETHER
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WHAT ARE THE 2 WAYS THAT THE FLAG CAN BE DISPLAYED
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FLAT AND HANGING FREE
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WHO IS TRADITIONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFEGUARDING, CARE, AND DISPLAY OF THE UNITS COLORS
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THE COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR
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HOW IS THE AMERICAN FLAG RAISED TO THE HALF STAFF POSITION
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IT IS FIRST RAISED ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP OF THE STAFF FOR AN INSTANT, THEN LOWERED TO HALF STAFF
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IF A FLAG IS IN THE HALF STAFF POSITION, HOW IS IT LOWERED
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IT IS FIRST RAISED TO THE TOP OF THE STAFF FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, AND THEN IT IS LOWERED.
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WHEN FOLDED, WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF THE AMERICAN FLAG
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THE SHAPE LIKE THAT OF A COCKED HAT
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WHAT DOES THE HOIST AND FLY OF A FLAG MEAN
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THE HOIST IS THE WIDTH OF A FLAG, THE FLY IS THE LENGTH OF THE FLAG
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WHAT AR GOVERNS THE RAISING AND THE LOWERING OF THE FLAG
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AR 600-25 AND 840-10
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WHAT ARE THE TWO BUGLE CALLS PLAYED AT RETREAT
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RETREAT AND TO THE COLORS
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WHAT ARE SOME PLACES THAT THE FLAG IS FLOWN 24 HOURS A DAY BY SPECIFIC LEGAL AUTHORITY AS OF JANUARY 1966
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US CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, FORT MCHENRY NATIONAL MONUMENT, FRANCIS SCOTT KEY'S GRAVE, AND THE WORLD WAR MEMORIAL IN WORCESTER, MA.
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NAME THE 3 TYPES OF FLAGS NORMALLY FLOWN
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STORM 5'X9 1/2 '
POST 8' 11 3/8" X 17' GARRISON 20' X 38' |
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WHAT ARE THE 5 BASIC US FLAGS USED BY THE ARMY
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STORM, GARRISON, INTERNMENT, POST, AND FIELD
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WHEN A NEW STATE ENTERS THE UNION, WHEN IS THE STAR ADDED TO THE FLAG
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THE FOLLOWING 4TH OF JULY
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HOW MANY NATIONAL COLORS CAN BE PRESENT DURING REVIEW, PARADE, OR HONOR GUARD CEREMONY
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1
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WHAT IS THE HEIGHT OF A FLAGPOLE
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50, 60, OR 75 FEET
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WHAT CAN BE FOUND ON ALL BUT THE LAST THREE CAMPAIGN STREAMERS DISPLAYED ON THE ARMY FLAG
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THE DATE OF ACTION
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WITH THE ADDITION OF THE THREE MOST RECENT CAMPAIGN STREAMERS, WHAT IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CAMPAIGN STREAMERS DISPLAYED ON THE ARMY FLAG
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178
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WHAT WILL BE EMBROIDERED ON THE THREE MOST RECENT CAMPAIGN STREAMERS
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AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, AND GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
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