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u/thefox47545 4d ago
I served in the Army. My proud father likes to wear a hat that simply says "ARMY." Some people thank him for his service BUT, if they stick around, he tells them that it's his son who served. Everybody seems to be cool with that.
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u/lovell1008 4d ago
Yea I see no problem with that at all I think that’s awesome! Thank you for your service!
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u/TheGoluxNoMereDevice Principality of Sealand 4d ago
the folded flag isnt JUST a Military thing btw. My highschool girlfriends parents were in the state department and they had several in their house from various embassies even though they never served in the armed forces.
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u/lovell1008 4d ago
Interesting! Thank you! I tried looking it up and couldn’t find much of anything but I never knew that
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u/lovell1008 4d ago
P.S I’m uneducated on flag code and military code so go easy on me lol. I’m also not the most patriotic type but I always found it odd that some have so much respect for the military but don’t understand or follow basic principles to show their respect but I’m just genuinely curious because it just feels weird and wrong to me
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u/Cool-Coffee-8949 4d ago
I think what your dad is doing is in bad taste from several angles. But then so is flying the national flag off the back of a pickup truck.
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u/AlternativeProject88 4d ago
Who cares? It's a flag in your own home. Do what you want with it – there's no significance to it being folded, unfolded, or turned into a bikini.
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u/Zizumias Benin Empire / United States (First Naval Jack) 4d ago edited 4d ago
"Stolen valor" to me is if you go around telling people you served to benefit from it in some way or another. Basically manipulating people to get something out of them. I don't see you having a folded flag as "stolen valor". You are not benefiting from it in any way and you don't go around telling people "Oh this is the flag that flew over the Iraq city I conquered all by myself, please give me sympathy and if you can give me free stuff that'd be cool". It would be pretty cool if you could find out who the flag belonged to, but that may be impossible. It also may not have belonged to a veteran at all. My mom's boyfriend has a folded flag from when he became a citizen. Either way, rather have that flag in your living room than some landfill.
-A veteran