Don’t misunderstood. Most active duty, separated or retired vets are not going to lose sleep over this issue, but some (like me) disapprove. Especially when I see flags nailed to walls and usually hung incorrectly to boot. The stars are always on the viewers left because the flag is always to the right of any other flag—this being the position of honor. 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. Since it was first designed, the American Flag has seen and weathered much. It has been a symbol of hope, strength, courage, and faith. As every grade school child “pledges allegiance to it,” however, it may behoove them to feel on an even deeper level just how significant it is. When Betsy Ross designed the American flag in 1777, the Revolution was still in its nascensy, and it was a pure tossup a...
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