Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Flag ‘protocol’ is enshrined in law

The proper protocol to dispose of retired American flags mentioned in your photo inscription has its own name: “The Code of The Flag of the United States,” which became a law in June 1942.

The provision 16 says: “When the flag is in such a condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, it should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”

Vladimir Shengaout

Peachtree City, Ga.