Well, perhaps, but not for me. I fought for it, proudly saluted it, and demand that it be treated with respect. That was not the case at the Longmont High School.
Thank you for your service.
My father and brother did the same and I've gotta tell you...you are on the other side of the fence as they are.
"I fought for it, proudly saluted it, and demand that it be treated with respect."
I agree with you on this. There is a protocol for displaying our flag, and waving it as a taunt in people's faces is definitely not mentioned in that protocol. Neither is wearing it as a decoration on a t-shirt.
All disrespectful use of the American Flag diminishes it. Flown properly, it gets a proud salute. Used as some sort of tool in disrespect, it gets a sharp rebuke from me.
I'm quite sure the Flag is still flying on the pole at that school. It's out of the hands of stupid children who do not treat it with respect. Good for this principal, I say.