If by 'inherited' you are referring to having ancestors fighting under that flag in times of war, mine did the same, all the way back to the first war (and they also fought against those carrying it, in one war). So what makes it "yours" and not any other American's?
btw, lugsoul, when you are in a business partnership, and have joint ownership of property, you must respect the other partner's property rights anyway ~ you can't just start dragging off the contents of the stockroom and tossing them in the trash.