Disrespecting the American Flag

People have done alot worse to the flag, like spitting, trampling and burning the flag. Frankly, I see nothing insulting about this display. I think it is rather a patricotic theme.

Happy modeling   Crackers

Scale modelers (of all countries) seem to be a patriotic bunch. My guess would lean towards an honest mistake and lack of understanding of flag etiquette. I want to believe it was actually meant as a patriotic gesture.

And I was thinking the same as Crackers earlier, this isn't the same as the blatent, intentional abuse of the flag we see in the media almost daily.

Having never served myself, I think I can empathize with those of you who did who are angered by it, though.

Just my opinion.

Could have been worse, they could've been IJN :)

Need to give him the benefit of the doubt he obviously tried to make a patriotic display for his American Navy sea power display.

If he's guilty of anything,it's probably unintentional,a polite but firm corrections probably all thst was needed.

Silly_me

Could have been worse, they could've been IJN :)

 

Or the DKM !!!!

"My guess would lean towards an honest mistake and lack of understanding of flag etiquette. I want to believe it was actually meant as a patriotic gesture."

This is my thought also. I believe this person is very proud of our great country. He just needs to be brought up to speed on displaying the flag.

Techinally, a 48-star flag is Disestablished and is no longer a "legitimate" US Flag covered by the Flag Code.

It's a bit tone deaf as a display.  Similar to putting a bunch of IJN ships on a Naval Rising Sun Flag.

Any of a number of signal flags would have been far more appropraite.  Say, this one (Squad):

or (Flot):

Best might have been (SecNav) though:

I'm likely biased i nthis

What's so tone deaf about a display of ships laid out on an IJN Flag?

I wouldn't say tone deaf I would say historical display.

Just my 

You already have a thread complaining about this, do you really need 2??????