Where Is Patriotism???

[kevin d]

I wasn't trying to school anyone. BigFish asked for an opinion and I hope my answer came across politely. It is just my opinion. I had the privelege of serving my country and that is what I considered it: a privelege. I now do transition counseling for military members getting ready to leave the service and have to say one thing. While there are plenty of reasons to complain about today's youth I have met some amazing young men and women from all branches of the military.
These are young patriots! I don't care about the political sides of the war, most joined because they felt their country needed them.
I hope everyone had a great 4th and caught some fish!

[Tagger]

http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html

I learned proper flag etiquette from my kids going through Scouts or eles I wouldn't know it .. Most don't know a Flag should only fly at night if it has a light on it . Or a torn and tattered flag should be retired(burnt in ceremony).. Or the flag should never be clothing, underwear,helmets anything but the flag itself .. I just chalk it up to people don't know any better.. Only one that really Erkks me is a hotel in New Hamshire that flys the Canadian Flag higher than the USA.. Not in This Country.. Old Glory should be flying higher than any other flag in its presence..

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Tagger

Or the flag should never be clothing, underwear,helmets anything but the flag itself

ps: courtesy flags are flown higher than the home flag.

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by likwid

ps: courtesy flags are flown higher than the home flag.

http://flagspot.net/flags/xf-cour.html


Generally a courtesy ensign is flown from a ship's mast. When the ship is entering or leaving port and flying its own ensign at the mast, the courtesy ensign is flown at a slightly lower level

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Tagger

When the ship is entering or leaving port and flying its own ensign at the mast, the courtesy ensign is flown at a slightly lower level

Or you just take it the eff down.

In this case, nobody really cares that much to actually do it "by the book" and entering port you're supposed to fly the Q flag above the courtesy flag.

[spence]

Originally Posted by Tagger

Or the flag should never be clothing, underwear,helmets anything but the flag itself ..

If it's printed on a shirt then it's not a flag, it's just flag like.

Now making a shirt from a real flag, that I'd agree is bad

There's a line between respect and iconic worship.

-spence

[Tagger]

The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.

looks like a flag to me ..