Sorry efm... I just thought it would be easier for folks to copy and paste to there browsers rather than eat up CB's Megabites posting the whole thing here...
the point is just refreshing folks on the Flag Etiqute and the US Flags Rights,
National motto
The national motto of the United States is declared to be 'In God we trust.'
700. Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties
(a)(1) Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles, burns, maintains on the floor or ground, or tramples upon any flag of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(2) This subsection does not prohibit any conduct consisting of the disposal of a flag when it has become worn or soiled.
(b) As used in this section, the term 'flag of the United States' means any flag of the United States, or any part thereof, made of any substance, of any size, in a form that is commonly displayed.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of Congress to deprive any State, territory, possession, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of jurisdiction over any offense over which it would have jurisdiction in the absence of this section.
(d)(1) An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the United States from any interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order issued by a United States district court ruling upon the constitutionality of subsection (a).
(2) The Supreme Court shall, if it has not previously ruled on the question, accept jurisdiction over the appeal and advance on the docket and expedite to the greatest extent possible
there is a man in a town I used to live in.. he is a Korean War Vet.. he showed me pictures of his unit and where they were at there in Korea... as I was looking at the Pictures he was telling me how at that time Helocopters were new to the military and shakey and scarce (sp) so the Wounded allot of times had to be carried out.. down mountians up mountians to the rear... in one of the pics it showed a guy with a leg missing a smile on his face and cig in his mouth... looking closer he was on a stretcher that was the American Flag.. I asked him is this the Flag?? he said Yes it is.. and back then we used whatever we had to get wounded guys away from the battle and to the rear...I need to go visit him and see if he would allow me to scan some of his pics...
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