[EmailPoster]

signing an American Flag....

Originally Posted by Chris

I am concerned about something. Could someone please answer a question
for me? Even thou the intentions of signing an American Flag

and giving it to someone as a thank-you or a good by gift is with good
intention, is this not wrong, Is this desecrating the American Flag or
not. This is the second time I have seen this or heard about this in a
month. Please if someone could let me know or tell me who could answer
this for me please.





Thank-you very much



Chris

[jproffitt10]

Originally Posted by EmailPoster

signing an American Flag....

Chris,

No one has the authority to sign the United States flag. You are correct in feeling that it just isn't quite right. Writing on the American flag is clearly a desecration of the flag no matter how well intended. For all intents and purposes any flag given as a gift has already been signed--by the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and citizens who have given their lives and their very futures for it, beginning with the American revolution and continuing to this very day in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world.