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Old 11-09-2012, 05:46 PM   #19
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Norm - US Flag Code calls it Distress:

http://www.senate.gov/reference/reso...df/RL30243.pdf
(a) The flag should never be displayed with union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.

Imagine that.


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What Military bases fly the American Flag upside down?
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None! Unless under duress .
What's the above word?

The "new" definition is PC at best.Funny someone like me used the word duress.....there is a big difference John,it actually used to mean something and now its just an excuse to hang the flag upside down when you don't like something.

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