# Flag Casing Ceremony

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-casing-ceremony/164552
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [March 27, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-casing-ceremony/164552 "2003-03-27T17:00:42Z")
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### Author: ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-casing-ceremony/164552/1 "2003-03-27T17:00:42Z")

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What is a flag casing ceremony?

I did an internet search, but all I was able to hit on was the fact that a batallion, or someone actually HAD one, not what it involves.

Thanks.

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### Author: ![WillSantini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed8c4c/32.png) [@WillSantini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillSantini)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-casing-ceremony/164552/2 "2003-03-27T18:02:51Z")

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When a unit get decommissioned that unit’s colors (flag) gets cased. Basically the organizational flag gets put away and is no longer flown stating that unit no longer exists.