Yeah, I was raised that way too (nine aunts and uncles served in WWII). Imagine my shock when I saw the signalmen using a cutup flag
for rags on the U.S.S. Boyd (DD544) in 1962.




"anonymous" wrote in message ...
On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 06:55:12 -0400, "Scott Vernon"
said:

I've burned many American flags.

For those of us old enough to remember the time before the 60s, the
preferred method of disposing of an old and tattered flag was by burning.
Presumably not as a public spectacle, however. Times change.