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4 U.S.C. § 4 — Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery
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The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”, should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute. Members of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans may render the military salute in the manner provided for persons in uniform.
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The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”, should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute. Members of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans may render the military salute in the manner provided for persons in uniform.
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“In God we trust” is the national motto.
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TITLE 4—FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
§ 4
Standard proportions
Hoist
(width) of
flag 1.0
Fly
(length) of
flag 1.9
Hoist
(width) of
Union
0.5385
(7⁄13)
Fly
(length) of
Union 0.76
0.054
0.054
0.063
0.063
Diameter
of star
0.0616
Width of
stripe
0.0769
(1⁄13)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
K
L
§ 2. Same; additional stars
On the admission of a new State into the
Union one star shall be added to the union of the
flag; and such addition shall take effect on the
fourth day of July then next succeeding such ad-
mission.
(July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 642.)
§ 3. Use of flag for advertising purposes; mutila-
tion of flag
Any person who, within the District of Colum-
bia, in any manner, for exhibition or display,
shall place or cause to be placed any word, fig-
ure, mark, picture, design, drawing, or any ad-
vertisement of any nature upon any flag, stand-
ard, colors, or ensign of the United States of
America; or shall expose or cause to be exposed
to public view any such flag, standard, colors, or
ensign upon which shall have been printed,
painted, or otherwise placed, or to which shall
be attached, appended, affixed, or annexed any
word, figure, mark, picture, design, or drawing,
or any advertisement of any nature; or who,
within the District of Columbia, shall manufac-
ture, sell, expose for sale, or to public view, or
give away or have in possession for sale, or to be
given away or for use for any purpose, any arti-
cle or substance being an article of merchandise,
or a receptacle for merchandise or article or
thing for carrying or transporting merchandise,
upon which shall have been printed, painted, at-
tached, or otherwise placed a representation of
any such flag, standard, colors, or ensign, to ad-
vertise, call attentio
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