How to Lower & Fold the U.S. Flag With One Person
- 1). Lower the flag until you can grasp and gather the unhooked side before it touches the ground. Continue lowering the flag.
- 2). Unhook the bottom part of the flag while using the upper hook to hold it up.
- 3). Fold the flag in half lengthwise.
- 4). Fold the flag in half lengthwise again.
- 5). Create a triangular fold by turning the striped corner of the folded edge up to the top of the flag.
- 6). Fold the other point of the triangle inward.
- 7). Continue the standard triangular fold until reaching the end of the flag.
- 8). Unhook the top end of the flag and finish the fold.