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In addition to putting the carbon copy of the flag code to the wikisource, it would probably be worth considering moving the summary of the flag code in 'Flag of the United States' here.--NicholasJones 21:10, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Done (though it's much more than a summary). --ScottMainwaring 07:22, 21 October 2006 (UTC)


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[edit] Proper Disposal

I had always heard that the property way to dispose of a flag is to first cut out the stars (separate from the strips). Then its just a piece of cloth and then it should be burned. This way its not burring the flag but just burning a piece of cloth. Can anyone confirm this for an addition to this article?

That is incorrect. -- JHP 02:26, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Examples of Flag Code violations

  • Rocky Balboa draping the flag over his shoulders. "The flag should never touch anything beneath it." "The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery."
  • After September 11, 2001, many Americans flew the flag on their cars to the point that it began to shred. "The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way."
-- JHP 02:35, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] POV Pictures

So I removed the pictures of the flag with corporate symbols for stars and of Abbie Hoffman's flag shirt, as both have political connotations unrelated to the article's content.Elcocinero 16:20, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

I think the point is that such political uses of the flag are violations of the Flag Code. How is this "unrelated"? I think these images should be reinstated. --ScottMainwaring 22:35, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
I disagree that the images are unrelated to the article's content. They serve as examples of violations. I also think the images should be reinstated. JonathanFreed 17:50, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
Admittedly, two-to-one is not really a consensus, but I am going to restore the images because it has been a couple days and nobody else has voiced an opinion. I will try to change wording to better represent or identify the images as images of violations. JonathanFreed 13:07, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Just to join in (and make it "3 to 1"), I agree that the images in question (and the dumpster one) make useful points. However, would it be possible to also have one image of the flag being flown properly? Say, at the White House, or the Capitol building? Or, perhaps, being saluted whilst being raised? Huw Powell 18:25, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Parody doesn't apply?

Removed the text: "*When the flag is used in any circumstance, all laws regarding protection of speech and parody do not apply." I can't find it in the Flag Code, and I'm willing to bet it's not there. --Benjamin Geiger 04:17, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Retired soldiers to salute

An older gentleman in my Toastmasters club says that now retired and discharged soldiers (and sailors, etc) are now supposed to salute the flag in civilian clothing, not use the hand-over-heart method that is standard. Has anyone else heard of this, and is there any proof anywhere either way? A page on the website USHistory.org says "Currently pending is a change that will permit veterans to continue to salute the flag, even when not in uniform." But what? —ScouterSig 00:04, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

I tis a tradition that I have seen all retired Military do, but from what is written in the US Flag Code it is not required. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.62.180.166 (talk) 02:11, 11 March 2008 (UTC)