Poll: The 'Honor & Remember' Flag: Your Thoughts?

[soren7550]

Jumping on the computer, I find this [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110131/ap_on_re_us/us_veterans__flag_dispute] article on my homepage. Wondering what it's about I read it and started to think about the premise of the idea and of the flag itself [http://www.honorandremember.info/zcart/images/cart-flag-normal.png].

Personally, I don't like the flag itself since it looks like a Campbell's soup can, and the words take up way too much space on it. I personally believe that the only reason any words of any kind should be on a flag if its for a state/country's motto, and that it shouldn't be a main focus of the flag. Also, I'm not liking that the folded up American flag is included as if it was more of an afterthought (yes, I understand the significance) and because it's not just fallen soldiers families that get a folded flag.

Now, I'm not against the idea of it (having a flag to represent soldiers who've lost their lives due to war to be flown beneath Old Glory and the POW/MIA flag), but the flag itself just looks bad.

Well my fellow Escapist, what do you think?

 

[DefunctTheory]

Soldiers die for Old Glory, not for some tacky side flag.

Old Glory is a testament to a soldiers sacrifice on it's own.

 

[AK47Marine]

All we need is the colors, anything else is superfluous with the exception of the POW/MIA flag

 

[RaffB]

Nobody has ever died for a flag, they die for what the flag represents. However, in many cases this also includes the right to burn that very flag, an idea which some people don't quite grasp.

I may not agree with what you say, but I'll fight to the death for your right to say it.

I can't remember who said that, but they were a frikkin genius

 

[loc978]

Hell, if they wanna fly it, I say go ahead. But this should not be forced on service members. Who do you think has to put those damn things up, take 'em down and care for 'em?

Also, some of us don't need reminders of those we've lost. Plenty of reminders inside without adding another damn piece of symbolism.

 

[Bravo 21]

I may not agree with what you say, but I'll fight to the death for your right to say it.

I can't remember who said that, but they were a frikkin genius

Voltaire, I believe.
Also I dont think that they really need another flag, though if others want to fly it, fine by me

 

[bubba145]

redisign please. it looks horrible.

 

[soren7550]

I may not agree with what you say, but I'll fight to the death for your right to say it.

I can't remember who said that, but they were a frikkin genius

Voltaire, I believe.
Also I dont think that they really need another flag, though if others want to fly it, fine by me

That sounds about right.