My office would be happy to assist you in having a United States flag flown over the Capitol to honor any special person or event.
There are no limits on the number of flags you may order and there are various sizes from which to choose. All flags are sold at cost and take approximately 4-6 weeks for delivery.
If you wish to have a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol Building, you will receive a Certificate of Authenticity. Flags may be flown for a particular person, event, or organization, and may be flown on a specific date. 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.
Here's an example of what a certificate accompanying the flag might say:
This flag was flown for John Smith in recognition of his retirement from teaching after 40 years of dedicated service.
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 website has an informative section on the U.S. flag.
We are unable to credit or debit card payments. All flag requests must be sent by mail with a check or money order. Please use the order form to specify the flags and certificate information you want and print the resulting order request for mailing.
The check or money order should be made out to:
Thelma Drake Office Supply Account
Please fill out the following flag request form (Adobe Acrobat Version | Microsoft Word Version) and mail it to my Washington office:
Congresswoman Thelma Drake
Attn: Staff Assistant/Flag Request
1208 Longworth House Office Building
Washington DC 20515-4602
If you have questions, please feel free to call and speak to our Staff Assistant.
