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The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. [9] The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature. [9] The flag should never be upside down, except to signal distress or great danger.
An upside down flag: A prop for protests or signal for help Many see the inversion of the flag as a sign of disrespect, but it has traditionally been used as a call for help by individuals and groups.
Flag burning is only permitted, in the case of proper disposal of the flag. [103] A crucial point of etiquette for the Philippine flag is that flying it upside-down (i.e., red field over blue), or vertically hanging it with the red to the viewer's left, makes it the national war standard.
If you want to fly the stars and stripes, here's what you need to know about proper American flag etiquette and the U.S. Flag Code.
The potential implications of flying an American flag upside down have been the subject of debate since reports emerged that an upside-down flag flew outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's ...
A flag protocol (or flag code) is a set of rules and regulations for the display of flags within a country, including national, subnational, and foreign flags. Generally, flag protocols call for the national flag to be the most prominent flag (i.e, in the position of honor), flown highest and to its own right (the viewer's left) and for the flag to never touch the ground.
When a national flag, with some exceptions, is flown upside down it indicates distress. This however is merely tradition. It is not a recognised distress signal according to the International regulations for preventing collisions at sea. Further, a nation's flag is commonly flown inverted as a sign of protest or contempt against the country ...
I don’t support flying the American flag upside-down, particularly when it evokes the cause of the rioters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to thwart the certification of the 2020 ...