Flag folding and display

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Ok, quick backstory (and I'll add the video in a bit of the newscast) - I got a 3x5 flag that was flown in a F15-E over Afghanistan by the 'Dude" squad back in 2011. My buddy was in the AF and was part of AFN and did a story on the all-female squad and got them to fly a flag and sign a certificate etc.

I freaking love it!.

It's been boxed up (in the original Annin box) since I got it in 11 or 12, I forget when I saw him after that flight, and Im ready to display it.

I need to know what you folks, especially vets, recommend for displaying of the flag. I have a certificate signed by the pilot, but its 8.5x11, so it might be hard to display that with it.
So my next question - do yall ever frame certificates with a flag? Or should I contact a local trophy maker to make me a little plaque to put with the flag with the information and have the certificate safely tucked away somewhere?

Next thing _ Im guessing it needs to be folded into the triangle, correct? I want to make sure Im respecting this flag as much as I can - God bless this nation.
 
You can get something like this or have one made to your liking.

https://www.michaels.com/studio-decor-flag-and-certificate-display-case/10403377.html


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HMP said:
Ok, quick backstory (and I'll add the video in a bit of the newscast) - I got a 3x5 flag that was flown in a F15-E over Afghanistan by the 'Dude" squad back in 2011. My buddy was in the AF and was part of AFN and did a story on the all-female squad and got them to fly a flag and sign a certificate etc.

I freaking love it!.
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Is it folded?

If not, you can take it by a funeral home or the VFW...

Those folks'll be more than happy to fold it for you.
 
wsfiredude said:
Is it folded?

If not, you can take it by a funeral home or the VFW...

Those folks'll be more than happy to fold it for you.
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VFW, they'll enjoy doing it and pay it the proper respect.
 
Im not sure where a VFW is near me
There is a funeral home REALLY close to home @wsfiredude , do they all do it? I just go in and say, "can you please fold this?"?

It's unfolded at the moment so I could measure. Even when it was folded it was folded into a rectangle, not triangle
 
HMP said:
Im not sure where a VFW is near me
There is a funeral home REALLY close to home @wsfiredude , do they all do it? I just go in and say, "can you please fold this?"?

It's unfolded at the moment so I could measure. Even when it was folded it was folded into a rectangle, not triangle
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If WS in your post about Micheals is Winston-Salem try this.


https://www.facebook.com/pages/VFW-Post-1134/442134415817567

4129 South Main St. Winston-Salem, NC 27127, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27127
 
Closest ones will probably be the one on S. Main in Lexington or the one on Hampton Rd. in Clemmons.

If you go to a funeral home, just speak to one of the dudes in there and ask if they can help you get the flag folded right. With it being a 3x5, two folks should be able to handle it. Were it an Interment flag, you’d need some more hands.
 
Crazy Carl said:
If I were closer, I could show you how to handle & fold the flag. Between Boy Scouts & too many funeral & flag details in the Army, I must have folded hundreds.

But yeah, take it to the VFW. They'll be tickled pink to take care of it.
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Flag folding is one skill I have retained from the Boy Scouts after all these years, not sure why, it's not because I've had a lot of practice. But the wife found an old one of ours from 25 years ago in a closet a few weeks ago. I had her hold one end of it and showed her how to do it without a hitch.

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HMP said:
Im not sure where a VFW is near me
There is a funeral home REALLY close to home @wsfiredude , do they all do it? I just go in and say, "can you please fold this?"?

It's unfolded at the moment so I could measure. Even when it was folded it was folded into a rectangle, not triangle
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Really simple, see below!

 
If you were near Franklin Co I would help. Used to do flag duty.

If you haven't got a case lined up yet, PM me, I can do something custom.
 
I picked up a triangular case this morning.
I saw the ones that had the certificate part with them, but the flag area was REALLY small on them, significantly smaller than those designed for a 3x5 flag.
 
Ben Jefferson said:
Really simple, see below!

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Without watching the video...isn’t a basic rule to not have the flag touch anything below it, including the ground?
 
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