So, the reason the American flag is backward on a military uniform is that it isn't backward — it's flying exactly how it would were it carried into battle, and because the U.S. military doesn't ...

The U.S. flag code says American flags should not be displayed upside-down except as a signal of “dire distress,” but free speech protections prevent prosecution.

More recently, VERIFY reader Janet and a poster on Reddit asked if it was illegal to fly an American flag upside down. Flying the American flag upside down, barring an emergency, goes against the ...