A photo of the U.S. flag and POW-MIA flag flying upside down and at half-mast at the Kihei post office went viral on social media. The post sparked hundreds of comments.
“How did a person not get trained on how to raise the flags? I mean the raising, the flags is sacred, you know?” said Maui resident Barrie Warner. “You don’t just go out there and whip it up. I mean, there’s ways you handle it, when you take it down, how you fold it. I mean, it’s serious.”
It takes a presidential declaration to fly the American flag at half-staff — often when someone significant has passed away. Flying a flag upside down is a symbol of distress and is not something you’d see at a federal agency.
The controversial photo was taken on Wednesday… the same day of President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day and some observers believe it’s too much of a coincidence.
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In the movie “The Last Castle” they state that a flag hung upside down is a sign of distress. You are right that honoring those that serve us all is a totally disgraceful if
disrespect is shown in the flag. A brother to a local hero here was told that they could do as they wished. His brother had saved many lives, while losing his own in war. The VFW hall is named after him, and one other lost in war. I thought they had a standard
at federal buildings if so what about 48815!.