Your old man was right to chastise you, but very wrong to burn the flag. That flag has stood up to more abuse over the years than an accidental brush with the ground by a 7 year old. So why take it out on the flag? It is one thing to burn a flag that can no longer be flown, but it is obscene to burn a clean flag with many years of use left in it.
“Your old man was right to chastise you, but very wrong to burn the flag.”
Perhaps, but why be so judgmental without checking the facts?
Check out when flag burning is PROSCRIBED:
http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html
Although I don’t think it was NECESSARY to burn the flag in that case, the father decided the flag was no longer fit to be flown, so in that case, he took proper action.
The United States Congress said when a flag “touches” the ground it is “soiled” and should be destroyed. One method they listed to destroy the flag was burning. They also listed the methods to display the flag.
Should the stars face north, south, easts or west at an intersection, where the star field should be when draping a flag etc.
It was probably repealed years ago like the loss of patriation act but if I find it I’ll post that law for you.
I learned that much in the service.
It’s soiled.