Understanding flag etiquette

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — While patriotic behavior is appreciated, it’s important to understand the proper etiquette of displaying the American flag.

Mike Sand is the public information officer of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6691 in Fraser and a Vietnam veteran, and Sand said there are common parts of the U.S. flag code that are overlooked today.

“There’s a lot of standard procedures you have to follow, but what amazes me is a lot of people don’t,” Sand said. “For example, you’re not supposed to wear the American flag as clothing, and people do that. You’re not supposed to carry the flag flat, and people do that. You’re not supposed to put anything above the American flag, and somebody’s done that. Basically, you either respect the flag or trash the flag, if you will.”

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