Based on the Flag Code, the flags are typically designed to be raised from a pole at full staff in daytime and be lowered down in night time.
There are particular occasions that requires for American flags to be flown half mast like deaths in the congressional and executive houses of government-but how frequent do you see a flag flown inverted?
How would you react if you see a flag flown in an inverted manner?
Though the Flag Codes indicate that a flag must not be turned backwards in military uniform or hanging if a flag is upside down it isn’t considered as a sign of disregard.
In accordance to the Flag Code, a flag that is flown upside down is deemed as a sign of distress.
This is infrequently seen however as this symbol of distress were only used mainly before 1900 on merchant and military ships.
In current times a flag that is turned upside down can be interpreted as a sign of protest and not just signs of distress specifically the health care debate.
A latest example is a plant nursery owner in Arvada, Colorado who inverted his flag to express protest on the recent health care bill saying that his voice wasn’t being paid attention.
There are some cases however where the American flags turned upside down can lead to confusion as a recent occurrence near Los Angeles indicated.
One veteran has been seen holding protest on Sundays outside of a VA hospital for the commercialization of the area by the hospital.
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The Flagman
