Letter to the Editor

Editor:

The article on disposal of flags (Jan. 6) was an interesting reminder of those rules we learned years ago. It is time, clearly, that at least one more rule of flag etiquette is needed, something on the order of: “No flag, or its staff, shall be used as a weapon in attacking a duly constituted organization or its defenders.”

A side issue, though also flag-related, is the pledge we are asked to renew at the at the start of all official community gatherings. Shouldn’t the final phrase, “indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,” be amended to reflect the truth of our current situation? Perhaps just add “at times” to the end.

Lee Hoyt Mutual 11