[QUOTE=skyguy79;345022]For those who are interested, you can read the flag etiquette at:
http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html [QUOTE]
I note that it says "should" light and not must light so I have no problem with a flag flying at night unlighted. Just the fact that someone is displaying one is great and should not be denigrated because they do not have a light. Kinda pricey to put a light in the lawn. I also tend to show my respect to my country with my military service and what I do daily and not in any cloth symbols. The symbol should not become the thing it represents. It is nice to have symbols and idols to represent our feelings and beliefs but they are just symbols and not the thing they represent. At least in my mind it is that way but people are killed all over the world for disrespecting symbols which shows just how advanced a civilization we really are. Same kind of behavior that our early ancestors displayed when their idols and symbols were shown disrespect. I am just happy to see a flag, even if frayed. Reminds me of the ones we had in Vietnam with shrapnel and bullet holes in them.
P.S. I often use smiley faces in my posts even though I am not smiling. So much for the link between symbols and real feelings.
