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  2. Is flying the U.S. flag upside down illegal? Here’s what the ...

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    Technically, flying the flag upside down is not desecration of Old Glory but, according to the U.S. Flag Code, a “signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.”

  3. United States Flag Code - Wikipedia

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    The flag should never touch anything physically beneath it. [9] An urban myth claimed that if the flag touched the ground, it had to be destroyed under the Flag Code; however, it has been affirmed by the American Legion and state governments that this is not the case. [10] [11] The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding or drapery.

  4. Flag Desecration Amendment - Wikipedia

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    For example, uncertainty exists over whether the term includes the wearing of the flag as clothing, as a tattoo, or flying a flag upside-down. It is uncertain what can be interpreted as "physical desecration". Does it require that the flag be physically damaged, or made to appear damaged?

  5. Flag desecration - Wikipedia

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    Under the 1983 Turkish flag law, burning the flag is strictly forbidden, resulting in a prison sentence of three years. Displaying or pulling a torn or discolored flag to flagpole is also illegal. Taking down the flag is a crime, which results in a prison sentence of 18 years. [citation needed]

  6. Major veterans organization weighs in on upside-down American ...

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    The veteran organization The American Legion weighed in on the upside-down American flag controversy, noting flags should only be flown this way if there is "extreme danger to life or property."

  7. Upside-down American flag flying outside Etna Township ... - AOL

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    U.S. Flag Code says the flag should never been displayed with its stars down, except in 'dire distress.' Upside-down American flag flying outside Etna Township trustee's home angers local vets ...

  8. Illinois township supervisor has no regrets flying inverted U ...

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    The Republican leader of the Will County Board, who also serves as Homer Township supervisor, is defending himself after ordering the U.S. flag outside the township offices to be flown upside down ...

  9. Flag Protection Act - Wikipedia

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    (2) This subsection does not prohibit any conduct consisting of the disposal of a flag when it has become worn or soiled. (b) As used in this section, the term "flag of the United States" means any flag of the United States, or any part thereof, made of any substance, of any size, in a form that is commonly displayed.