Spaw - it helps people know how they were killed. Our military is proving that being shot isn't the only way to be killed in war.


No one I've seen in Central Florida is flying their flag upside down (except me). What I do see is lazy people who are still flying the flag they bought after 9-11 (because they didn't own one before) and it's tattered and ripped and looks like hell. I wish the American Legion would start offering public service announcements to the proper care of flags. Many people even leave them out all night without the proper lighting. I've also seen them right next to and at the same height as those decorative banners for Hallowe'en, Easter, etc.

I currently own 4 American Flags. 1) A flag my dad purchased in 1932. 2) A flag purchased during the Bicentennial with the 13 star circular design. 3) A flag purchased in 1994 to remember the honor I had of working during the elections (at the same general time South Africa had it's first real elections) 4) a flag flown over the U.S. Congress.

By the way, I happen to have a collection of over 50 national flags and I fly them on the national holiday of each nation.

Consequently, my neighbors don't know what to think.