Folding drops in and of itself is already a contentious issue, but I was mostly curious about the sentiment when that drop has a whole US Code written about it. Our school owns a 30x20~ American flag that they typically suspend as a backdrop at the roadhouse where they do their graduation (our space is too small). I ended up in custody of the drop in the early days of COVID because they wanted me to explore options of suspending it at the covid-friendly outdoor graduation. That didn't fly (har) because of the added cost of renting the right gear to do it safely.
Anyway, fast forward 2ish years later and graduation is back at the roadhouse and I raised the point that no one has seen the flag in some time, maybe we should hang it to stretch it out a bit and make sure it's still in good order. It was folded as American flags typically are in triangles, but as we went to hang it we had some reservations about it touching the deck. I'm an Eagle scout so that was drilled into me, but at the same time we cleaned the floor prior to hanging it, just like we would with any other backdrop.
It ended up being an interesting conversation about the flag code, conventions regarding the flag, past and current emotions/opinions about the flag and so on. I'm just curious of the hive mind and your thoughts. I know we have non-Americans here as well, and I understand American "flag culture" can be overzealous- I would be interested to know your thoughts too. Should it be treated with quiet reverence? Is it a drop just as any other?
Exhibit A:
Anyway, fast forward 2ish years later and graduation is back at the roadhouse and I raised the point that no one has seen the flag in some time, maybe we should hang it to stretch it out a bit and make sure it's still in good order. It was folded as American flags typically are in triangles, but as we went to hang it we had some reservations about it touching the deck. I'm an Eagle scout so that was drilled into me, but at the same time we cleaned the floor prior to hanging it, just like we would with any other backdrop.
It ended up being an interesting conversation about the flag code, conventions regarding the flag, past and current emotions/opinions about the flag and so on. I'm just curious of the hive mind and your thoughts. I know we have non-Americans here as well, and I understand American "flag culture" can be overzealous- I would be interested to know your thoughts too. Should it be treated with quiet reverence? Is it a drop just as any other?
Exhibit A: