Posted on 09/24/2017 6:58:26 PM PDT by hapnHal
The Flag Code covers all aspects of etiquette in relation to the Stars and Stripes, including how to behave when the anthem is played.
The code is never enforced, however, and there is no punishment for breaching it.
So what should you do when the national anthem is played? The code states that persons present are expected to stand and face the flag, if there is one.
Civilians should stand to attention with right hand over heart, while military personnel in uniform and veterans should salute throughout. A recent amendment to the code said that military personnel out of uniform could also salute.
President Barack Obama famously neglected to put his hand over his heart during the 2008 election campaign. He explained his mistake by saying his grandfather taught him to do this only during the pledge, and to only sing during the anthem.
Democrats have no code or honor.
A novel thought:
Place a prison sentence as punishment for not doing so.
Bottom line? We are all supposed to understand that NFL millionaires paid by NFL billionaire are to be respected more than the American Flag because they believe the false narrative of “hands up, don’t shoot” and that the fans in the stands and the police are racists and deserving of disrespect. So they disrespect the flag and disrespect their fans to try to prove an irrational point that THEY deserve respect as phony dissenters.
I knew this by 1st grade & that was a hell of a long time ago. We also had a prayer before school started.
The protocol for the flag displayin the hammer and sickle is to kneel on one leg
As a veteran, I was proud to salute the flag at a parade not long ago at The Citadel. And was filled with enthusiasm as their band played “Dixie”.
The Naval service only salutes when in uniform and covered.
I’d very much like to salute, but am uncomfortable doing so in mufti.
Provided for your information:
http://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Publications/MCO%20P10520.3B.pdf
The above link is to the Marine Corps Flag Manual. While it pertains just to the Marine Corps, many of its provisions are probably repeated by similar documents for the other armed services. This is because they all have a basis in the public laws and presidential executive orders governing the flag.
Annexes A, B, and C of the manual contain pertinent excerpts of those laws and executive orders
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/36/301
36 U.S. Code § 301 - National anthem
(a)Designation.—
The composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem.
(b)Conduct During Playing.—During a rendition of the national anthem—
(1) when the flag is displayed—
(A) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note;(2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed.(B) members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute in the manner provided for individuals in uniform; and
(C) all other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, and men not in uniform, if applicable, should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and
I never heard that lame excuse before. Even Hitlary put her hand on her heart.
But Obama obviously has other priorities, and considers his "privates" to be his heart. I think he learned that at a bath house.
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