For those of you who fly the American flag at your camp

My question is a good and valid one:

What did people do before the US Flag Code as it's only been around since the early 1920's?

Were those folks any less patriotic or were they all just un-American for not displaying their flags "properly"?

WoodGlue

I have a Harbor Freight flag pole that slips inside of a 2" PVC pipe that is bolted to the A-frame. I put a cap on the bottom so the pole doesn`t slide out the bottom. I do leave mine up at night (I know it is a crime, sorry). this year I`m hoping to get one of those clamp on solar flag lights.

WoodGlue wrote:
My question is a good and valid one:

What did people do before the US Flag Code as it's only been around since the early 1920's?

Were those folks any less patriotic or were they all just un-American for not displaying their flags "properly"?

WoodGlue

To honor the flag and the people who have defended it display the flag "properly" according to the Code, simple.

Your argument is very selfish (I'll do what I want because I am a more patriotic American than others) what part of the Code do you not understand?

This is my last post on the matter, follow the Code.

Travelon

I'm surprised nobody posted this link to a home made PVC flag pole.

http://www.missouriscenicrivers.com/PVCflagpoleplans.html

gotsmart wrote:
I don't have a ladder on the back of the MH or any easy way to mount a flag so I make due with a $1.99 flag that I duct tape to the aerial. It flies 24x7 when I'm in an RV site. The large sleeping loft protects it from 90% of the weather.

Thanks so much for this picture. I was wondering how I could respectfully display my flag and you just gave me the perfect idea. My MH is a class C like yours (and I have no ladder) and now I can put a piece of PCV over my antenna (which is rubber and would not support the weight of the flag) and tape the flag to the PVC.

Thanks Gotsmart and happy trails to you.

Travelon wrote:

WoodGlue wrote:
My question is a good and valid one:

What did people do before the US Flag Code as it's only been around since the early 1920's?

Were those folks any less patriotic or were they all just un-American for not displaying their flags "properly"?

WoodGlue

To honor the flag and the people who have defended it display the flag "properly" according to the Code, simple.

Your argument is very selfish (I'll do what I want because I am a more patriotic American than others) what part of the Code do you not understand?

This is my last post on the matter, follow the Code.

Travelon

WELL SAID !

Why won't anyone answer my question about what people did before the early 1920's?

It appears the "display your flag properly" crowd is the "i'm a better patriot than you because I display the flag the "right" way"

WoodGlue

NolalSafari wrote:
I have a mount which will allow me to fly 5 flags mounted on my tongue jack. I purchased the poles when I bought the mount years ago. Many use painter poles from HD.

Good idea. I currently use an extendable painters pole off the back bumper of the tt to hold our external wilson cellphone antenna, and I have another longer one in the shop that could maybe be used as a flag pole.

WoodGlue wrote:
Why won't anyone answer my question about what people did before the early 1920's?

It appears the "display your flag properly" crowd is the "i'm a better patriot than you because I display the flag the "right" way"

WoodGlue

I don’t know if this answers your question or not but even though I am not a expert on this I will try… nothing I say here is directed at you or anyone else. Just what I believe and think…

it began when the Civil War veterans wanted to uphold the sacred character of the national emblem they had fought to defend…
the first efforts to restrict uses of the flag were targeted at commercial and political advertisements… still the federal government did not pass any flag desecration legislation until the 1960s, but by the early 1900s most states had adopted such laws, and in 1907 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Nebraska statute in a case against a manufacturer of “Stars and Stripes” beer…

The flag-protection movement regained national momentum during World War I, and in 1923, the first National Flag Conference was held, to establish a set of rules for civilian flag use. The U.S. Flag Code, first published in 1923 was adopted by Congress but not until 1942…
The code based on the belief that the American flag “represents a living country and is itself considered a living being”, a part of all who gave the ultimate sacrifice for it and all who served under it…
The flag and what it represents lives in your heart or it doesn’t… I don’t have the ability to judge that in anyone… I can only make assumptions based on how one treats the flag as to their sincerity… that is no different now than it has always been, even been before the code was made law and after its defeat in the court… it does and always has lived in the hearts that pay it it’s due, weather they display it or not…
The code proscribes any use of the flag that could be construed as disrespectful, including it’s use for advertising and to decorate clothing and other commercial goods,, as well as proper protocol for its display…

Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down flag-protection laws as violations of free speech in 1989… IMHO a sad day for America and Americans…
the Flag Code is still maintained as a code of etiquette, enforced not by law, but by tradition, and respect…


I am not even sure the patriotism and respect for the flag are the same thing but could easily over-lap one feelings…

WoodGlue wrote:
Why won't anyone answer my question about what people did before the early 1920's?

It appears the "display your flag properly" crowd is the "i'm a better patriot than you because I display the flag the "right" way"

WoodGlue

Wood- flag display 'rules ' comes from British naval tradition adopted by most english speaking countries,goes back way way before the '20s.(hundreds of years)
Respect to tradition is your choice.
As a boater I always remember never display at night unless lit.
the list is long and I think very cool to follow.Look it up in a yachting google search,covers flags of pratique,size and placement of national and home country flag..........etc.
I shake my head at some of the disresect I see in camp grounds or should I say ignorance?