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As a member of Congress, I am able to arrange for an American flag to be flown
over the United States Capitol. This page will provide you with information on
how to order a United States Flag through my Washington office. To order flags,
you must either be a resident of my district, or sending the flags to a person
who is in my district. Flags may be flown on any day of the year and for
special occasions or events. Each flag that is flown is accompanied by a
certificate confirming that it was flown over the U.S. Capitol. The certificate
reads: “This is to certify that the accompanying flag was flown over the United
States Capitol on [Month, Date, Year] at the request of the
Honorable Marcy Kaptur, Member of Congress.” You may also request
additional text personalizing the certificate (i.e., birthday greeting,
retirement, Eagle Scout award, etc.).
If you would like to learn more about our flag, the proper way
to fly it, instructions for folding the flag, the words for the pledge of
allegiance, or how to dispose of unserviceable flags, the
American Legion web site
has an informative section on the U.S. flag.
If multiple flags are requested to be flown, they will all be
flown on the same date and shipped at the same time. If you need flags flown on
different dates, you must submit separate order requests for each separate date
to fly the flags.
Because of the large volume of flag requests, we require a
check or money order for the total amount before we mail the requested flag.
There is no limit on the number of flags you may order. Flags can be purchased
in multiple sizes. All flags are sold at cost and take approximately 4-6
weeks for delivery, depending on the availability of inventory. Please use the
order form to specify the flags and certificate information you want, then
print the resulting order request for mailing.
To proceed to the order form, please first fill in who is
purchasing the flag, and where the order will be sent. This will confirm that
at least one of the addresses is in my district.
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