Happy Fourth of July from TMS Architects!

If you are flying the flag for the holiday here is the proper protocol for displaying and storing the American flag from Martha Stewart:

• Do not display the flag in inclement weather.

• Whether displaying the flag vertically or horizontally, make sure the canton of stars is visible on the upper left-hand side.

• Never let the flag touch the ground.

• The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.  If you are flying a flag at half-staff, hoist to its peak for an instant before lowering it.

• When flags of states, cities, or localities are flown on the same halyard with the United States flag, the national flag should always be at the top. No other flag should be placed above, or if on the same level, to the flag’s right.

• When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle, the canton should be placed at the peak of the staff.

• An unusable flag that is damaged and worn and can no longer be displayed should be destroyed in a dignified way by burning.

• When not on display, the flag should be respectfully folded into a triangle, symbolizing the tricorn hats worn by colonial soldiers in the Revolutionary War.