Section 8k of the Flag Code states, "The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning." We recommend that you contact your local VFW Chapter and ask them for help properly disposing of your flag. And be sure to consider providing a small donation to them for their assistance. Or you can contact your local Elks Lodge (who created the idea of Flag Day, established officially by President Truman, himself a member of the Elks), the American Legion, or the Knights of Columbus. Some Boy Scout and Girl Scout troups also can provide this service.
2006-07-29 07:38:46 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I still have the small flag I carried in the "Nam & it's got my blood & the blood of some of my brothers on it. It's pretty faded & ragged & when my time comes, we'll burn together.
2006-07-29 07:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by preacher55 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Yes I knew this, but we have so many people here from other countries sucking up the wealth of this nation who do not give a toot about how to treat it's flag or it's natural resources.
Example: Drove by a 2 bit car dealership owned by Mexicans whose primary customers WERE Mexicans. They have flags from all the countries around the parimiter of their car lot on poles. I guess it was time to change them out. As I went by, the American flag was hanging out of their dumpster and partly on the ground.
You gotta know I drove my car into that lot and unleashed on them. Turns out they did not know the process. Turns out they do not care either. So whatcha gonna do?
2006-07-29 07:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by Debi L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I did know that, but then I was a boy scout. Not a very good one, mind, but a scout non the less.
2006-07-29 07:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by anthonydavidpirtle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny, a long time ago, flags or banners which were battlescarred were lovingly maintained and repaired. Their scars were worn with pride and the flags revered by those who fought under (literally) them.
2006-07-29 07:52:48 · answer #4 · answered by Waragainstsleep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I did know that. We always give ours to the Boy Scouts to dispose of.
2006-07-29 07:42:54 · answer #5 · answered by grey_sky_morning84 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That or you can bury it in a glass jar. We had to take the whole 50 questions flag test in jr. high. It was HARD, and had every little thing, like how to hang it, how to drape it, I can't believe people actually wasted their time comming up with all that sh*t.
2006-07-29 07:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by I can see you... 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is true, but the keywords are "dignified way" ... nothing dignified in having the symbol of your country dragged in the mud by hysterical people who set fire to it when they're done stamping on it ....
2006-07-29 07:41:20 · answer #7 · answered by Sashie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I use our American Legion Post.
2006-07-29 07:40:52 · answer #8 · answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a piece of cloth. If people werent so attached to eartrhly possessions and symbols the earth would be a better place.
2006-07-29 07:42:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I knew that. ironic, huh?
I think it's especialy sad to see ratty, faded flags flying from cars. It's an insult to the flag.
2006-07-29 07:44:27 · answer #10 · answered by lee m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋