Mike the Usurper wrote:
] k wrote:
] This is going back quite a ways, but as a Cub Scout I learned
] the proper way to despose of a damaged or tattered flag was
] to, well, burn it... So now it's appropriate to send it to
] the landfill?

[ Yeah, that's true, but there's some formality involved in that process as well. Just as there's a formal method for folding it. I learned that in Boy Scouts too, but it's not something I think most non-military people do regularly. Nor taking it in from the rain, or not letting it touch the ground, etc. As with anything, a certain amount of respect is a good thing, but it's almost religious with some people... that's just crazy. -k]

RE: Kerry, Edwards and Daschle May Face Vote on Flag (washingtonpost.com)