The proper way to fly the USA Flag comes up on these forums about once every 2 or 3 years. It's been a while, so I guess it's time it came up again.
I'm a US Army veteran, as was my Dad, my sister, my nephew, and several of my dad's brothers.
My father-in-law was a US Marine. One brother-in-law was Navy, the other brother-in-law was Coast Guard.
My daughter and son-in-law were US Navy. Another niece is air-force as was some of my cousins.
In other words, there's a lot of military in my family. Light or no light, I'm just glad to see it flying! I know this is not proper flag protocol, but there is symbolism when flying the flag and it's dark.
Flying the flag after it's dark with no light reminds me that even though I can't see the flag because it is dark, I am reminded that in the darkest places of our world and in the darkest times of US history, our military was there keeping us free and protecting our way of life.
In other words, day or night, we still are sheltered under the US Flag and all that it stands for, even when we can't see it. It's comforting knowing it's flying...even in the darkness!
I know that's not protocol, but the next time you see a USA Flag flying in the dark, just remember it's symbolic protection and historical meaning is not just a 12 hour shift, or only when the sun is up, or only when things are comfy and nice. It continues to fly, even when there appears to be "no light", when we can't see what's really happening, and how our military is there to continue to protect us even when we don't see it.
