I have never understood this American thing about not letting the flag touch the ground and burning it if it gets dirty. Why can't you wash it?
I'm being serious, I was a signalman in the Royal Navy and I spent a lot of time washing dirty flags. I just can't see what is so bad about it touching the ground.
In Britain, Colours are lowerd to the ground as a salute to the Monarch, and, as Army Regimental Colours cost a fortune, because of all the gold thread, burning is too expensive an option.
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