MightyNDNS said:
IndianKen said:
In my opinion, there's many other things that are more important than the music over the loud speaker!! DID ANYONE SEE A FLAG RAISED WHILE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS PLAYED??? I DIDN'T!! Whenever and wherever there is confusion, peoples temper usually flair up! There is so much tension in this world that it has effected everyone, everywhere. The Supremes said it best, "WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW, IS LOVE, SWEET LOVE" It appears that in todays world everyone thinks of only themselves. This ole world is doomed to fall, and it's gonna get pretty bad in days to come. The entire 24th chapter of Matthew readily explains a lot of things but look at verse 8. THESE ARE THE BIGGING OF SORROWS. PNG is noted for Pride and Tradition, so it would really be great if we all took Pride in loving our neighbor as ourselves. PNG is a great place to live, and it's made that way by the people who live there!
Love is contagious, share it, and it will grow! Love all of you! Indian Ken
Since you mentioned the flags - those were
locked up in someone's office and no one could get to them is the reason they were not flown. But when they are flown - we need to remember that the only other flag that is to be flown at the same height as the American Flag is the Texas Flag - do not raise the PNG flag to that height!!! That is also part of an American Tradition and Honor.
That is inexcusable...whoever was responsible for that should be severely reprimanded.
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Here is some info on flag etiquette...it sounds to me as if the U.S. flag should ALWAYS be flown higher than any state flag, but I may have misread it.
Not being a native texan, I'd be interested in hearing some of the local's interpretation of this and whether this is urban legend or fact.
http://ushistory.org/flag
The Texas flag often is placed on a flagpole at the same height as the U.S. flag on its flagpole, and it’s sometimes said that Texas is the only state that can do this. The explanation given is that Texas—unlike other states—was a Republic when in entered the Union. A (licensed?) tour guide of the Texas capital city of Austin tells this on his tours.
It is an urban legend. All states can fly a state flag at the same height as the United States flag. However, if both flags are on the same flagpole, the U.S. flag code states that the United States flag must be on top.
This urban legend has been spread by word of mouth for many years, but started appearing on the internet by at least 1994 on lists such as “useless facts” and “Texas facts.”
Snopes - Urban Legends Reference Pages
High Flier
Claim: Federal law allows only the Texas state flag to be flown at the same height as the U.S. national flag.
Status: False.
Wikipedia: Flag of Texas
The flag of Texas is defined by law as follows:
“The state flag consists of a rectangle with a width to length ratio of two to three containing: (1) a blue vertical stripe one-third the entire length of the flag wide, and two equal horizontal stripes, the upper stripe white, the lower red, each two-thirds the entire length of the flag long; and (2) a white, regular five-pointed star in the center of the blue stripe, oriented so that one point faces upward, and of such a size that the diameter of a circle passing through the five points of the star is equal to three-fourths the width of the blue stripe. The red and blue of the state flag are the same colors used in the United States flag. ”
The flag is known as the “Lone Star Flag” (giving Texas its nickname of the “Lone Star State"). This flag was introduced to the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 28, 1838, by Senator William H. Wharton. It was adopted on January 24, 1839 as the final national flag of the Republic of Texas.
When Texas became the 28th state of the Union on December 29, 1845, its national flag became the state flag. Texas law assigns the following symbolism to the colors of the Texas flag: blue stands for loyalty, white for purity, and red for bravery. The official Pantone shades for the Texas flag are 193 (red) and 281 (dark blue).
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Urban legend
It is a common urban legend that the Texas flag is the only state flag that is allowed to fly at the same height as the U.S. flag. Allegedly, Texas has this right inherently (as a former independent nation) or because it negotiated special provisions when it joined the Union (this version has been stated as fact on a PBS website). However, the legend is false. Neither the Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States nor the Ordinance of Annexation contain any provisions regarding flags. According to the United States Flag Code, any state flag can be flown at the same height as the U.S. flag; the U.S. flag should be on its right (the viewer’s left), however. Consistent with the U.S. Flag Code, the Texas Flag Code specifies that the state flag should either be flown below the U.S. flag if on the same pole or at the same height as the U.S. flag if on separate poles.
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