the us flag has been changed 26 times.
the us flag has been changed 26 times.
how many times has the us flag been changed?
26
during the very early phases of operation enduring freedom, a small detachment of us marines from kilo battery 3rd battalion 10th marines attached to the 26 meu, who specialized in embassy reinforcement was tasked with retaking the u.s. embassy in kabul in early december of 2001. this marine unit was part of the one of the longest amphibious operation in marine corp history starting the assault from lcac's into pakistan then moving on to bagram airfield before the airfield was fully secured by us and coalition troops. the marines set up camp inside of a factory building and secured local transportation in the form afghan private buses driven by marines to disguise their pending assault on the embassy. they left in the early morning and wore their issued cold weather black fleece jacket over their gear and opted for boonie hats and watch caps instead of the pasgt helmets to further disguise their assault. the marines secured and held the war-torn us embassy till department of state security (dod/doss) arrived to properly handle the sensitive information that was still locked in the embassy and to measures the compound's suitability for a continued u.s. presence on the site. the marines under hard cover inside the embassy wore their full gear in preparation for counter attacks, on the outside it was a different story and the two marines at the observation post (op) located at the old gatehouse beyond the protection of the security wall still wore the low profile uniform that was used during the assault on the embassy with the addition of flannel shirts. they held that op till the marines could secure the building and fortify shooting positions on the corners of the embassy's roof. this op would only be used during daylight hours after this point to turn away everyone trying to gain entry to the embassy. later that month, the marines from this unit were the first marines to raise the us flag since the embassy was closed in 1989. this was the same flag that had flown over the u.s. embassy in kabul that day when it closed in 1989.
embassy of the united states, kabul
when displaying the us flag, it is customary for it to be above a state's flag when flown on the same pole. when flown separately, a state's flag may be at the same height as the us flag, with the us flag to the left of the state flag, from the perspective of the viewer. when flown with several state flags, the us flag should be at the same height and to the flag's own right (viewer's left), or at the center of and higher than a grouping of state flags. the idea that only the texas and hawaii flags—having been the national flags of the republic of texas and the kingdom of hawaii—may be flown at an equal height to the us flag is a legend. in fact, "any" other flag may be flown at an equal height to the us flag provided the us flag is at the leftmost staff from the perspective of the viewer.
flag protocol