I served. So did my wife. Both of us are military brats of at least three generations on people who served.Was going to put a few muted American Flags on my truck right below the side vents. Was told by a neighbor that indicates former military (I'm not former mil, just patriotic) and that it would be "theft of honor."
Theft of Honor is definitely not my goal and neither is passing myself off as mil / ex-mil.
Is that really a thing? Only Military or Ex-Military should use the muted flag? I'm pretty sure it's covered by the first amendment but also not looking to ruffle any feathers - especially of those who served.
If a flag is displayed on a vehicle the stars should always be facing the direction of travel. Just always imagine the flag as if it was a piece of fabric and there is an imaginary pole.The flag is properly displayed with the stars upper left. Upper right is used on uniforms.
The stars face forward no matter which side they’re on. Upper right for right side, upper left for left side giving the appearance of advancing..The flag is properly displayed with the stars upper left. Upper right is used on uniforms.
For the first couple hundred years the flag as an image was always portrayed with the stars in the upper left. When mounted on a pole on a vehicle the stars were closest to the pole and would naturally be toward the front when the vehicle was in motion unless there was a strong wind (vehicles weren't usually very fast) or if it were a ship (they rarely sailed directly into the wind). Over the past few decades it has become fashionable that a picture of a flag on a vehicle or a person or anything else should be portrayed as though it were an actual flag flying into a headwind. That doesn't make this depiction right--or wrong. If someone wants to do it that way, they can. If someone chooses not to do it that way, they can. The only thing that's really wrong is telling other people they're doing it wrong.The stars face forward no matter which side they’re on. Upper right for right side, upper left for left side giving the appearance of advancing..
Isn't the correct way for the flag to always fly to the "right"?Do it! Just make sure they fly the correct way.
updated:, just reviewed the flag codes, yours are shown correctly, sorry for my confusionIsn't the correct way for the flag to always fly to the "right"?
I get the look are are going for with the flags mirroring each other, but since the flag on the right as rules for proper display I would swap the flag locations so the star field is on the top left as it should be for that flag.