Flying a foreign flag over the American flag. How would you react? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>&lt;div&gt;Though serving I don&#39;t believe i&#39;m a true patriot. But I will defend the flag, this country and allies, and more importantly basic moral fundamentals. I believe this veteran is wrong even before the law steps in. To me he disrespected us Veterans and the country as a whole by not showing the Mexican flag the same respect as ours. Of course also damaging private property. What do you guys think??&lt;/div&gt;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HVaC_czx4&lt;div">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HVaC_czx4&lt;div</a> class=&quot;pta-link-card&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-picture&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;<a target="_blank" href="https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/f3HVaC_czx4/hqdefault.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div">https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/f3HVaC_czx4/hqdefault.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div</a> class=&quot;pta-link-card-content&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-title&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HVaC_czx4&quot;&gt;US">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HVaC_czx4&quot;&gt;US</a> Veteran Cuts Down Mexican and American Flags with knife in front of TV Crew&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-description&quot;&gt;US Veteran Jim Brossard responded to a Mexican business disrespecting the American flag by cutting the flags down and taking the American flag home with him....&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear:both&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-box-hide&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=&quot;icon-remove&quot;&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; Sun, 06 Apr 2014 15:19:33 -0400 Flying a foreign flag over the American flag. How would you react? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>&lt;div&gt;Though serving I don&#39;t believe i&#39;m a true patriot. But I will defend the flag, this country and allies, and more importantly basic moral fundamentals. I believe this veteran is wrong even before the law steps in. To me he disrespected us Veterans and the country as a whole by not showing the Mexican flag the same respect as ours. Of course also damaging private property. What do you guys think??&lt;/div&gt;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HVaC_czx4&lt;div">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HVaC_czx4&lt;div</a> class=&quot;pta-link-card&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-picture&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;<a target="_blank" href="https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/f3HVaC_czx4/hqdefault.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div">https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/f3HVaC_czx4/hqdefault.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div</a> class=&quot;pta-link-card-content&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-title&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HVaC_czx4&quot;&gt;US">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HVaC_czx4&quot;&gt;US</a> Veteran Cuts Down Mexican and American Flags with knife in front of TV Crew&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-description&quot;&gt;US Veteran Jim Brossard responded to a Mexican business disrespecting the American flag by cutting the flags down and taking the American flag home with him....&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear:both&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-box-hide&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=&quot;icon-remove&quot;&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 06 Apr 2014 15:19:33 -0400 2014-04-06T15:19:33-04:00 Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2014 9:38 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=95276&urlhash=95276 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think the veteran had the right intent, but his actions were a little much.  He could have simply lowered the flags, then raised them in the correct order.<div><br></div><div>In all honesty, I would be pretty upset if I saw this too.  I don't think the veteran should have cut them down, thrown the Mexican flag on the ground, and walked off with the American flag.  I know I don't know the whole story, just what was presented by the news, but the veteran could have simply told the establishment owner that what he was doing was illegal and help him fix it, not get confrontational about it.</div> SFC Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 06 Apr 2014 21:38:51 -0400 2014-04-06T21:38:51-04:00 Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Apr 6 at 2014 10:01 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=95298&urlhash=95298 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>&lt;p&gt;I think Jim Brosser is a proud United States of America Army&amp;nbsp;veteran that has personally invested a lot of himself serving our country.&amp;nbsp; If you don&#39;t stand for something, you are bound to fall for anything.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I say good on ya Jim, Hooah!&lt;/p&gt; CSM Michael J. Uhlig Sun, 06 Apr 2014 22:01:54 -0400 2014-04-06T22:01:54-04:00 Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Apr 6 at 2014 10:34 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=95322&urlhash=95322 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Perspective is always a good thing. I served as a Guest of the British Government. Naval Communications Unit London. Also Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. Of course who's flag do you think flew higher. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Sun, 06 Apr 2014 22:34:09 -0400 2014-04-06T22:34:09-04:00 Response by Cpl Chris Rice made Oct 6 at 2014 1:44 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=266793&urlhash=266793 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Disrespecting another nation is not respecting our nation. I am from Reno, and this is the ridiculous shit that happens there all the time. Yet the Irish pubs in Reno screw this up too you don&#39;t see this guy out there cutting down there flags. This guy spent his entire morning talking shit on local talk radio, and never went and told the owners of the establishment their mistake. He got enough publicity to get local news to watch, and the bar had to close down because they were receiving death threats after the incident in which they were the victims of a vandal. Cpl Chris Rice Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:44:33 -0400 2014-10-06T13:44:33-04:00 Response by TSgt Tim (lj) Littlejohn made Apr 13 at 2015 11:28 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=588834&urlhash=588834 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Only in Mexico!! TSgt Tim (lj) Littlejohn Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:28:51 -0400 2015-04-13T11:28:51-04:00 Response by SGT Dylan Epp made Apr 13 at 2015 11:45 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=588864&urlhash=588864 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This is America last I checked. No flag should ever be flown above Old Glory. However I would've just lowered them and raised them back up in the correct order. SGT Dylan Epp Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:45:23 -0400 2015-04-13T11:45:23-04:00 Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Apr 13 at 2015 11:49 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=588872&urlhash=588872 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We respect and serve our nation by being good citizens. We pay our taxes, educate ourselves, involve ourselves in politics, stay current on events, work to improve our neighborhoods, contribute to our communities, volunteer our time, help the less fortunate... THAT is respecting our country..<br /><br />Flags and shirts and speeches are nice, but are just lip service without the actions that actually better the nation. SFC Michael Hasbun Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:49:00 -0400 2015-04-13T11:49:00-04:00 Response by SA Harold Hansmann made Apr 13 at 2015 11:52 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=588879&urlhash=588879 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This is America!!! LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT!!!! SA Harold Hansmann Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:52:23 -0400 2015-04-13T11:52:23-04:00 Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Apr 13 at 2015 1:41 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=589100&urlhash=589100 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>First off, he didn&#39;t plan it out very well balling up the flag like he did. If he wants to talk about respecting the flag, then he needs to show equal respect. Secondly, this is why you don&#39;t fly two national ensigns on the same flag pole. Third, two wrongs do not make a right. Destroying a person&#39;s private property to make a point makes you just as wrong. Fourth, it is illegal to fly another flag over the U.S. Flag, if he wanted to make the point he could have just filed a police report. Fifth, he could have actually talked to the business owner, and given him a chance to make it right. So much wrong in one incident. PO3 Steven Sherrill Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:41:08 -0400 2015-04-13T13:41:08-04:00 Response by PO1 John Miller made Jul 4 at 2015 8:55 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=791707&urlhash=791707 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Fix it properly, not what this Marine did. PO1 John Miller Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:55:42 -0400 2015-07-04T20:55:42-04:00 Response by PO1 Glenn Boucher made Jul 7 at 2015 9:24 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=798814&urlhash=798814 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That veteran is completely wrong, and in my opinion he is a media whore looking for and receiving his 15 minutes of fame.<br />He disrespected the American flag by balling it up, he is not in a combat situation where I could understand if he was being shot at and had no choice but to quickly cut the flag down and beat feet out of there.<br />Would it have been so hard for him to just go in and talk to the owner of the business and let him know, or heck even show him a copy of the Flag code and etiquette?<br />Nothing this jerk off did was respectful. And I know I will get some flack for this, but I hope he is a fake vet and not a real one at least then he will have an excuse for being a complete douche. PO1 Glenn Boucher Tue, 07 Jul 2015 21:24:30 -0400 2015-07-07T21:24:30-04:00 Response by PFC Tuan Trang made Feb 24 at 2016 9:33 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=1327370&urlhash=1327370 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I don't see anything wrong with that, unless you fly the american flag upside down or disrespect it. PFC Tuan Trang Wed, 24 Feb 2016 09:33:11 -0500 2016-02-24T09:33:11-05:00 Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 1 at 2016 1:36 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=1344195&urlhash=1344195 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A foreign flag is to be flown at the same level as the United States flag. An American-Mexican, for example, may proudly fly his ancestral or former nation's flag, side by side, with the Stars and Stripes. He may do this to express his ethnicity or favor of a strong economic and political relationship between the United States and Mexico. As a Californian, I would take no offense to it. To fly the Stars and Stripes over another nation's flag is to imply we are at war with that nation. This is certainly not the case between the United States and Mexico, as we are economic partners. It is never acceptable to fly a foreign flag over the Stars and Stripes. LTC Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 01 Mar 2016 13:36:29 -0500 2016-03-01T13:36:29-05:00 Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 23 at 2018 4:15 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/flying-a-foreign-flag-over-the-american-flag-how-would-you-react?n=3818641&urlhash=3818641 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If you are flying flags from several different countries during peacetime, all country flags must be the same size and flown at the same height. 2LT Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 23 Jul 2018 16:15:05 -0400 2018-07-23T16:15:05-04:00 2014-04-06T15:19:33-04:00