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ontheaccount · 09-21-2011, 05:23 PM

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BackinBlackSS/RS · 09-21-2011, 05:32 PM

I'm right there with you brother!

mySSt · 09-21-2011, 05:36 PM

Thank you for your past service and also for rescuing Old Glory. Some folks just don't get it - it's so much more than a piece of cloth!

Steve Dallas · 09-21-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mySSt

Thank you for your past service and also for rescuing Old Glory. Some folks just don't get it - it's so much more than a piece of cloth!

The only time burning a flag is appropriate:

"The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning"

KnightRiderSS · 09-21-2011, 05:46 PM

Makes you wonder how it got there.....how disrespectful......

Ocikat · 09-21-2011, 06:25 PM

Sadly most people don't know proper flag etiquette, FYI for anyone who doesn't know you can always take an old flag to any Americam Leigion and they will properly and repectfully dispose of it for you

*The Stig* · 09-21-2011, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ontheaccount

I agree however there is a little more to it than just lighting it on fire. A proper "Flag Retirement", as I have been taught, requires that each stripe be cut, and then the star field be laid on top as it is being burned. Anyone else hear this?

Thats how we did it in my old boy scout troop. Then while the flag is burning you have a group of people singing the national anthem.

coolman · 09-21-2011, 07:14 PM

It's all about respect. Some people don't get it. I also hate to see flags being flown that are in very bad shape. I think it's also disrespectful. Someone posted awhile back proper flag etiquette. I learned a lot of things I didn't know. Maybe it should be posted again.
Thanks for your service to all that have and do service to keep us all safe.

Ivas · 09-21-2011, 07:30 PM

Yeah, it should've been folded past recognition for disposal.

CamaroSkooter · 09-22-2011, 07:48 AM

http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html

Nvincent4708 · 09-22-2011, 07:54 AM

Good god.

I can't believe someone is that stupid / disrespectful to their country's flag.

What makes it worse. Is that it is local to me..

My dad was in the Army, so this bothers me as well.

Glad you pulled it out and will get it to the VFW so they can properly retire the flag.

HernDog · 09-22-2011, 08:27 AM

People who do this to the flag should be tossed in the dumpster themselves!

Nvincent4708 · 09-22-2011, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by HernDog

People who do this to the flag should be tossed in the dumpster themselves!

AnnaBear@SpartaChevy · 09-22-2011, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ontheaccount

Short story but I've got to say I was a little disappointed if not angry today. I went to the local landfill to dispose of my weekly trash. Did the recyclables and then pulled around to dispose of the household stuff. As I was unloading my garbage cans I noticed a full size (at least 3'x 6') American flag in the dump. I cannot tell you how much this bothered me. Thought about jumping in but then reconsidered and I just went and called the supervisor over who went to get a pole to pull it out.

I don't know about everyone else, but having served in the Armed Forces I think about those who serve every time I see Old Glory waving. To see our nation's flag lying in a heap of garbage is a a bit disconcerting and disrespectful to our nation and those that serve. If you have a flag that needs to be disposed of, please do it properly ( take it to your local VFW, American Legion or Boy Scout Troop).

Thank you for your past service and THANK YOU for doing the right thing.

HOOYAH!

2ndgenz28 · 09-22-2011, 06:20 PM

Well I could only see one possiable good reason, what if the tag on it said "made in China"

cam62 · 09-22-2011, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 2ndgenz28

Well I could only see one possiable good reason, what if the tag on it said "made in China"

I get it, but it doesn't really matter to me where it's made it's still an America flag, but made in China. An American Flag, wherever it's made is still an American Flag.

GEEo · 09-22-2011, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BackinBlackSS/RS

I'm right there with you brother!

+1

Steve Dallas · 09-22-2011, 06:41 PM

Just because this video NEVER gets old. Sorry for the dust in the room...

Ivas · 09-22-2011, 07:57 PM

Hold on here fellahs, did ya' ever consider that Old Glory may be serving a useful purpose even in extremis. Maybe it's a shroud covering the disposal of a less than salubrious mother-in-law. One can't just heave the old bitch inta' the dumpster without some sorta' covering...

shank0668 · 09-22-2011, 10:09 PM

This is sad to see. Another thing that makes me angry is during the pledge everyday at school, some kids do not stand.
Also in my "great" town, a dealership is trying to put up the largest flag in ohio, and got denied, but it has been taken to a higher authority.
http://salemnews.net/page/content.de....html?nav=5007

USMCSSGT-RET · 09-23-2011, 04:09 PM

Good job in saving our nation's great symbol.

2010SS2SS · 09-23-2011, 04:46 PM

Thanks for your service and the dignity to stand up for what the flag SHOULD mean!

fielderLS3 · 09-23-2011, 04:51 PM

To many people today have no respect....not just for the flag, but anything.

vinman · 09-23-2011, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ontheaccount

Short story but I've got to say I was a little disappointed if not angry today. I went to the local landfill to dispose of my weekly trash. Did the recyclables and then pulled around to dispose of the household stuff. As I was unloading my garbage cans I noticed a full size (at least 3'x 6') American flag in the dump. I cannot tell you how much this bothered me. Thought about jumping in but then reconsidered and I just went and called the supervisor over who went to get a pole to pull it out.

I don't know about everyone else, but having served in the Armed Forces I think about those who serve every time I see Old Glory waving. To see our nation's flag lying in a heap of garbage is a a bit disconcerting and disrespectful to our nation and those that serve. If you have a flag that needs to be disposed of, please do it properly ( take it to your local VFW, American Legion or Boy Scout Troop).

Good catch brother, Semper Fi!!!!!!

ShnOmac · 09-23-2011, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by fielderLS3

To many people today have no respect....not just for the flag, but anything.

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09-21-2011, 07:14 PM	#8
coolman Guest Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: PA Posts: 4,874	It's all about respect. Some people don't get it. I also hate to see flags being flown that are in very bad shape. I think it's also disrespectful. Someone posted awhile back proper flag etiquette. I learned a lot of things I didn't know. Maybe it should be posted again. Thanks for your service to all that have and do service to keep us all safe.

09-21-2011, 07:30 PM	#9
Ivas el Ruco Drives: 2010 Camaro SS (now runnin' TENS ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 7,438	Yeah, it should've been folded past recognition for disposal.

09-22-2011, 07:54 AM	#11
Nvincent4708 Cam'd LSX Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS/RS LSX376 M6 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earleville, MD Posts: 24,620 View My Garage	Good god. I can't believe someone is that stupid / disrespectful to their country's flag. What makes it worse. Is that it is local to me.. My dad was in the Army, so this bothers me as well. Glad you pulled it out and will get it to the VFW so they can properly retire the flag. __________________ Nvincent4708's Build Journal

09-22-2011, 08:27 AM	#12
HernDog Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Clemente, CA Orange County Posts: 51 View My Garage	People who do this to the flag should be tossed in the dumpster themselves!

09-22-2011, 06:20 PM	#15
2ndgenz28 Thread Killer Drives: All Black Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NWO Toledo Area Posts: 4,767	Well I could only see one possiable good reason, what if the tag on it said "made in China"

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09-22-2011, 07:57 PM	#19
Ivas el Ruco Drives: 2010 Camaro SS (now runnin' TENS ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 7,438	Hold on here fellahs, did ya' ever consider that Old Glory may be serving a useful purpose even in extremis. Maybe it's a shroud covering the disposal of a less than salubrious mother-in-law. One can't just heave the old bitch inta' the dumpster without some sorta' covering...

09-22-2011, 10:09 PM	#20
shank0668 Drives: Pontiac Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salem Ohio Posts: 8,145 View My Garage	This is sad to see. Another thing that makes me angry is during the pledge everyday at school, some kids do not stand. Also in my "great" town, a dealership is trying to put up the largest flag in ohio, and got denied, but it has been taken to a higher authority. http://salemnews.net/page/content.de....html?nav=5007 __________________

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09-23-2011, 04:51 PM	#23
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