Replacing an Old Flag with a New One: How to Tell It Is Time
Your country’s flag, no matter where you’re from, in a sense is sacred. It symbolizes kinship, home, honor and ideals. Here in the United States of America, many of us fly our country’s banner with pride. This isn’t just in diplomatic institutions. We’re talking everywhere. Malls, restaurants, bars, stadiums and even in our own homes! What all of us flag lovers know, is that those stars and stripes deserve our utmost respect! It is also for this reason, that many of us have trouble deciding when it is time to let go of that old flag and replace it with a new one! What Are We Supposed to Do? The last thing you want to do is dispose of a flag which is still presentable. According to the U.S. Flag Code , a flag that is no longer fit to fly as a banner must be disposed of in the most respectable fashion possible. This still begs the question, how do we know that the flag we want to fly is no longer fit to be displayed? When that Flag Can’t Fly For starters, to mak...