We moved here around 8 or 9 years ago and took down the tattered flag in the flag holder then. We figured it was about time we replaced it.

  • Flying SquidOPM
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    162 months ago

    If you mean according to flag code, no. But there was like half a flag there. It think the wind retired it a long time ago. It was a rag.

    • @over_clox@lemmy.world
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      42 months ago

      True, understood.

      As far as I’m aware, the proper way is to burn the old flag. It should never touch the ground though.

      I’m not an expert nor a nitpicker on this matter though, but congrats on the new flag!

        • @over_clox@lemmy.world
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          72 months ago

          Exactly. It doesn’t.

          Just figured I’d ask regardless, as I was criticized for putting my late father’s flag on the ground, even though it was still sealed in the plastic.

          🤷‍♂️

          • @saltesc@lemmy.world
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            192 months ago

            I wouldn’t be concerned about criticism from petty nationalists. It’s entirely pointless and unhealthy for your attention span.

            • @wjrii@lemmy.world
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              Exactly. The flag code in particular is a piece of weird fetishistic civic religion, and the principles supposedly underlying it are more honored in the breach than the observance. Maybe if you’re actively employed by the US Government you should follow it, but otherwise it’s just a boogeyman bit of thoughtless orthopraxy.

      • Aniki 🌱🌿
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        102 months ago

        It’s a worthless piece of cloth. It doesn’t matter.

        -signed: veteran.