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When a U.S. flag hangs flat on a wall, where does the blue field of stars go?

Top corner, on the flag's own right, which is the viewer's upper left.

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  1. Top corner, on the flag's own right ✔
  2. Top corner, on the flag's own left
  3. Bottom corner, nearest the floor

Why: The blue field of stars, called the union, is the place of honor. Hung flat, it goes in the highest corner on the flag's own right. Facing the wall, that is your upper left.

Huh, didn't know that: On a speaker's platform, the flag stands to the speaker's right, and any other flag goes on the speaker's left.

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Answer: Top corner, on the flag's own right. The blue field of stars, called the union, is the place of honor. Hung flat, it goes in the highest corner on the flag's own right. Facing the wall, that is your upper left.

  1. Learn to Lead Volume 1, Chapter 3, Flag Etiquette (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Vol1LetterLowFinal_FDCFE2AA96703.pdf
    If displaying flat against a wall, the Union belongs in the uppermost corner and to the flag's own right
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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