Upside down flag

[h2co-pilot]

Afterwards, I've mentioned it to others and they've all said they thought that flying the flag upside down was a sign of disrespect, even my Dad who served 20 years in the Army. My immediate thought was danger until reason kicked in. Guess they don't teach soldiers the same things they teach Marines. [/quote]

I thought it meant disrespect too. My first thought when reading your post was that you stumbled upon some kind of Waco militia rebel town.

[Andy C]

Our flag really does look the same upside down.

[f5fstop]

Flying the US Flag upside down has always indicated a sign of distress, and I believe it is so for all countries that have the intelligence to issue a set of rules/regulations for flying their flags. Throughout history, it has been noted that ships will fly the flag upside down in distress if they are sinking; provided they have time to turn the flag upside down before the ship goes down.
If I saw a Post Office flying a flag upside down, and no one was going postal, I would contact the local postal inspector immediately, take a photo, and have the idiot fired who raised the flag.


From the source:

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 4--FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES, CHAPTER ONE-THE FLAG, SEC 8. RESPECT FOR FLAG.
No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of
America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing.
Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags
are to be dipped as a mark of honor.
(a) 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.

Those idiot kids who flew the flag upside down, with a Mexican flag on top of the pole, a few weeks ago during the demonstrations, did not know, or didn't care, that it is actually a sign of distress. Then again, these people actually think that CA belongs to Mexico.

[Andy C]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

I believe it is so for all countries that have the intelligence to issue a set of rules/regulations for flying their flags. Throughout history, it has been noted that ships will fly the flag upside down in distress if they are sinking; provided they have time to turn the flag upside down before the ship goes down.

This must be why so many Scottish ships never get rescued when they are sinking - we have the gudlines - we just dont have the right flag for the job.

[KenP]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

Then again, these people actually think that CA belongs to Mexico.

It doesn't?