>>> IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN.
FOURTH OF JULY SUH THIS COMING
MONDAY YOU'LL SEE USA'S BIGGEST
SYMBOL, THE AMERICAN FLAG
EVERYWHERE YOU LOOKLE BEFORE YOU
BUY ONE OR FLY ONE DO YOU REALLY
KNOW THE PROPER WAY TO HANDLE
AND TAKE CARE OF SIT IN JOINING
US NOW TO BREAK DOWN THE PROPER
HANDLING AND PROTOCOLS IS THOMAS
HARP.
MARINE.
AND HE'S A MARINE SCIENCE
TECHNICIAN THIRD CLASS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.
>>> THANK YOU.
>>> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE
AMERICAN FLAGS, EVERYONE WANTS
TO BE PATRIOTIC BUT NOT ALL OF
US REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO AND
YOU HAVE TO TREAT IT WITH
RESPECT WHAT ARE BIG THINGS WE
NEED TO KNOW.
>>> A SYMBOL OF OUR NATION AND
SOMETHING NOT TO TAKE LIGHTLY AT
ALL, ESPECIALLY ALL THE SERVICE
HEART.
IF YOU'RE POSTING IT IN THE
WINDOWS AND TAKE THE STARS AND
POINT IT IN THE TOP RIGHT-HAND
CORNER FACING TOWARDS THE STREET
LOOKING INTO THE HOUSE ON THE
TOP LEFT-HAND SIDE.
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I'VE HEARD
PEOPLE SAY IS, CAN YOU USE AN
AMERICAN FLAG AS A TABLECLOTH,
THAT IS INCREDIBLY INAPPROPRIATE
AND SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE
DOING.
IF YOU HAVE AN EMBROIDERED
CLOTH, GO FOR IT, ABSOLUTELY BUT
NEVER NEWS SOMETHING.
BE THAT.
>>> I THINK MOST PEOPLE KNOW IT
GROUND.
>>> EXACTLY.
>>> CAN'T TOUCH THE GROUND.
>>> ABSOLUTELY.
>>> IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO GET
DIRTY.
>>> YES, SIR.
>>> SO WHEN YOU ARE FLYING IT,
YOU'VE GOT THE MAKE SURE ALSO
THAT IT IS NOT HITTING THE
BUILDING THAT IS IN ANY TREES,
IN IT.
TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS.
>>> KEEP IT IN PLAINVIEW U VIEW.
IF YOU HAVE IT UP AT NIGHT WHAT
IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON YOUR
HOUSE OR FLAGPOLES AND THINGS
LIKE THAT, FROM SUNSET TO
SUNRISE IT SHOULD HAVE A
CONSTANT ILLUMINATED LIGHT ON
ABOVE OR BELOW TO BE DISPLAYED.
IF NOT TAKE IT DOWN AND PUT IT
INSIDE EVERY DAY.
IF IT IS TATTERED AND TORN, AND
WHAT YOU'RE PROPER PROCEDURES
ARE IS TO SHRED IT AND ACTUALLY
BURN IT.
YOU SHOULDN'T DO IT YOURSELF,
TAKE IT TO YOUR LOCAL AMERICAN
LEGION, BOY SCOUT OR FIRE
DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE TRAINED AND
KNOW HOW TO DO THOSE THINGS.
>>> YOU'VE GOT THE KNOW WHEN TO
RETIRE IT WHEN IT IS PAST ITS
PRIME.
>>> IT F IT IS TORN AND TATTERED
AND LOSING ITS LUSTER AND THINGS
LIKE, THAT AT THAT POINT WOULD
BE A GOOD TIME TO PURCHASE A NEW
DISPOSED OF.
>>> THIS IS A SYMBOL OF AMERICA
AND WE HAVE TO SHOW OUR PRIDE.
>>> OF COURSE, YES, SIR.
>>> WE'VE GOT THE DO IT WELL.
>>> YOU KNOW, ON SOCIAL MEDIA
WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE
WEARING AMERICAN FLAGS AS CAPES
AND RUNNING AROUND WITH THEM ON
THEIR HEAD AND OTHER LOCALS
DOING DISRESPECTFUL THINGS WHAT
YOU A SERVICE MEMBER.
>>> IT HITS HOME A LOT AND HURTS
THE SOUL AND A LOT OF OTHER
SERVICE MEMBERS IT IS DEFINITELY
SOMETHING WE ENJOY SEEING.
IN ALL RESPECTS SUT LIKE YOU'RE
GOING TO A VETERAN'S FUNERAL AND
PLACING IT AND DISRESPECTING IT
ON THEIR CASKET.
SOMETHING SERVICE MEMBERS LIKE
THE SEE.
AND ONCE AGAIN IT IS INCREDIBLY
DISRESPECTFUL THING TO DO.
>>> ON THE OTHER HAND, SERVICE
MEMBERS LIKE TO SEE AMERICAN
FLAGS AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.
WHAT DOES THAT DO BECAUSE YOU
HAVE DEVOTED YOUR LIFE TO
PROTECTING YOUR COULDN'T IT IS
AN AMAZING SIGHT TO SEE PEOPLE
DISPLAYING, WEAR AMERICAN FLAG
ON THEIR SHIRTS FLYING IT
PROUDLY IN THEIR HOMES.
ALL OF US ARE VERY, VERY
THANKFUL AND PROUD TO SERVE OUR
FLAG, SERVE OUR COUNTRY AND SEE
EVERYONE IN AMERICA TO BE PROUD
TO BE AN AMERICAN.
>>> BIG FOURTH OF JULY PLANS OR
DO YOU HAVE TO WORK?
>>> I THINK I'M GOING THE BE AT
HOME AND HAVE A NICE WEEKEND,
BARBECUE.
>>> AND TAKE GREAT CARE OF THE
PATRIOTIC.
WE APPRECIATE YOU, WE APPRECIATE
ALL OF OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN
DOING SO MUCH TO PROTECT OUR
COUNTRY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE SO MUCH HAVE A GOOD
FOURTH OF JULY.
>>> YOU AS WELL, SIR.
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