The phrase "to salute the flag" means to show respect or honor by making a specific gesture, usually raising one's hand or touching one's forehead, while facing the national flag. Full definition
Also, I am reminded of how schools make pariahs out of kids who do not salute the flag. (jonathanpelto.com)
We offer this Soldier Saluting Flag Memorial Day coloring page with several different sentences in addition to our Memorial Day holiday collection of coloring page sentence readers. (apples4theteacher.com)