Shocked and Speechless at Disrepect

[OFT II]

It was their flag to do with as they wished, and they disposed of it properly. Why interfere with that?

I agree. At least it didn't wind up in the land fill.

 

[SupportTheSecond]

I do fold my flags before I go to the fire department to turn them in. Maybe this person did the same?

 

[pawngal]

The only veteran in my immediate family was my BIL, my sister has his flag framed along with his medals etc. and it is proudly displayed in her home. He was career, Navy and then Air Force, veteran of WW11, Korea, and Vietnam.

 

[biku324]

Burial/casket flags are a unique size 5ft x 9ft 6in and cotton construction.

Thank you.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Flag etiquette, for those who weren't in the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts 4-H, perhaps some American Legion sponsored youth group, is an unknown subject. At a Memorial Day parade on May 30 I had to correct a fire department, they had their flags reversed, in the same town one house flies the National Flag and a Marine Corps flag-reversed.

 

[Chubbo]

Disrespect

My outlook, on current society's disrespect for laws, traditions, and self-respect, is bleak,

Complacency, and lack of responsibility, seem to be today's morality norm.

Let's hope and pray that today's standards improve.

I, much, prefer the morals, and standards, of the "good old days", and would like for them to be in use again.

Chubbo

Chubbo

 

[Rustyt1953]

Here we are castigating a faceless person that we have no earthly clue as to what their intent or mindset was when they deposited that flag in an acceptable receptacle.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Maybe they put the flag in the box knowing that you would know what to do with it.

 

[Rudi]

Perhaps a young widow was just crushed looking at it. Dropped it off where it would be cared for?

 

[Smoke]

My American Legion Post has a box outside for people that has torn/stained/ripped American Flags to drop in for proper disposal by the Post.

Checking the box I discovered a new folded casket Flag that is given to a deceased Veteran's next of kin at funerals.

Someone who was custodian of this Flag dumped it off ??

I will place it in a place of Honor in the Post in memory of an unknown Veteran who served His/Her Country.

I think your idea is good but since you have no way of knowing why they dropped off that flag maybe we should give them the benefit of the doubt.

 

[SMSgt]

Much ado about nothing.

 

[Onomea]

All's well that ends well.

 

[moralem]

Isn't that why you have a box, for people to dispose of their flags….it doesn't really matter what the reason is, unless you have a sign that says 'worn, soiled, tattered flags only'. How does that saying go, a solution looking for a problem, this is a complaint looking for something to complain about……sigh.