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When is it acceptable to fly the U.S. flag upside down?

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  1. On national holidays
  2. Only for dire distress threatening life or property
  3. When it is the only flag

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  1. 4 U.S. Code Section 8: Respect for flag, Cornell Legal Information Institute www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/4/8 Checked 2026-10-10.

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