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When the nation, or your state, is in observance of a holiday, or person(s), you can stand in solidarity by lowering your flag to half-staff, or attaching a mourning streamer to the top of your flagpole.

When France took control of Vietnam in the late nineteenth century, the French flag was flown. Other flags, including the Vietnamese imperial flag, were flown in various regions of the country.

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So, what does this mean? In the event that the United States flag should be lowered to half-staff, the President will issue a proclamation to do so. The length of time the flag is flown at half-staff may vary, but during the proclamation the President will also declare the length of time it should be flown in that position. Other times that you will fly the United States flag at half-staff include all national flag-flying holidays, such as Memorial Day, Veterans’ Day and December 7. In this manner, we honor the memory of those who fought for us.

The Governor of a state may also request that residents of that state fly the flag at half-staff “in the event of the death of a present or former official of the government of (their respective) State, territory, or possession of the United States, or the death of a member of the Armed Forces from (their respective) State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on active duty.” While mayors are not permitted to issue this proclamation, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is permitted to make the same request just as the governors do.

South Vietnam's flag was designed at the end of the 19th century and featured three stars that represented the Qian trigram. Later, these stripes came to represent the nation's northern, southern, and central regions.

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Most commercial flagpoles have the ability to hoist and lower a flag using the flagpole’s rope and pulley system. However, not every flagpole has this capability. Flags that are displayed from a staff, or pole, horizontally or at an angle from a windowsill, balcony, or front building do not have the capabilities to have the flag lowered at half-staff. Therefore, the alternative is to attach a Half-Staff Mourning Streamer to your flagpole.

Locals in Vietnam frequently hang the flag outside their houses on special national holidays such as Tet, Reunification Day, Independence Day, and other traditional festivals. Nowadays, if you visit the country, you will likely see flag symbols printed on T-shirts or other items in souvenir shops.

The Vietnam flag has a simple design, but it has a deep meaning. In the center of the flag is a five-pointed star. Each point on the star represents one of Vietnam's major social classes. Intellectuals are represented by one point. Farmers are represented by the second point. Another point is intended to represent workers. The fourth point represents businessmen, and the final class represented on this national flag is military personnel.

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Vietnam's flag consists of only two colors. The flag has a red field, which is meant to represent the Vietnamese people's national uprising. The center features a gold five-pointed star that represents the nation's major social classes. These colors have given rise to the flag's nickname, which translates as "red flag with a gold star."

In 1945, a flag similar to the one used today was implemented by North Vietnam. The flag was changed ten years later to sharpen the edges of the star. South Vietnam, on the other hand, flew a yellow flag with three red stripes. When Vietnam was unified in 1976, the North Vietnamese flag was adopted.

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Flying a flag at half-staff is a symbol that the nation, or a particular state, is in a time of mourning or remembrance. The term “half-staff” (or “half-mast”) refers to the position of the flag when it is halfway between the top of the flagpole and the bottom of the flagpole.

Historians believe that wearing black to symbolize mourning dates back to the Roman Empire. Whenever someone was grieving a loss, they would don all black, and even cover their faces with black veils. To this day, many traditions call for people to wear black when attending a funeral. As a result of this tradition, the black ribbon, or mourning streamer, is also symbolic of a time of mourning. Therefore, whenever tragedy hits, or we are in a time of remembrance, the Half-Staff Mourning Streamer is considered an acceptable substitute for symbolizing mourning on flagpoles that cannot fly a flag at half-staff.

Unlike lowering the flag to half-staff, the mourning streamer can be displayed at any time an individual, or a group, is in mourning. Two inches wide and sixty inches long, the mourning streamer is finished with a grommet on top that can easily connect to the top of a flagpole. Because the mourning streamer does not represent a country, or organized union, it is not disrespectful to fly it above the US Flag, and placing it above the US flag is considered proper flag etiquette.

“The (U.S.) flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States Government and the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, as a mark of respect to their memory. In the event of the death of other officials or foreign dignitaries, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff according to Presidential instructions or orders, or in accordance with recognized customs or practices not inconsistent with law.”

Flags other than the United States Flag are permitted to be flown at half-staff. For instance, the Governor can request the state flag be flown at half-staff. If there is a school flag, or club flag, and that school, or club, is in a time of mourning or remembrance, they may lower their organization’s flag to half-staff, but they are not permitted to request the US flag, state flag, or city flag be flown at half-staff..