Posted on Nov 9, 2020
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I've seen it a lot recently where people will fly the Flag upside down in the distress position including now with the pending results of the election. 4 U.S. Code § 8.Respect for flag states "The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property." Thoughts? PFC (Join to see) SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" LTC Stephen F. CPL Dave Hoover SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SSG (Join to see) Capt Dwayne Conyers CPT Jack Durish MSG (Join to see)
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TSgt David L.
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I guess I understand that some folks feel like things are not right, but that isn't a reason for the sign of distress. I'm sure the election has left some people with a bad taste in their mouths. Still not appropriate.
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Sgt Commander, Dav Chapter #90
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I concur, David...
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PO2 Chris Mccarthy
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I concur
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GySgt Gary Cordeiro
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Definitely a last resort measure. I recently inspected a foreign oil tanker that had mistakenly flew the flag upside down. The Coast Guard responded and ensured all was ok. The captain was chastised.
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Sucks for countries like the UK, JAPAN, and France, etc... never in distress.
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GySgt Gary Cordeiro
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Good point!
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SPC Nancy Greene
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SSG(P) (Join to see), as confusing as things currently are, I don’t think it’s appropriate to display the flag in a state of ‘distress’.,,just my two cents
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Sgt Commander, Dav Chapter #90
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I agree, Nancy...otherwise it loses its meaning & impact...
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