An inverted American flag, which was displayed at Yosemite National Park in February 2025, is a historic symbol of dire distress.

The inverted Stars and Stripes hung on the side of ... and told media-gathering website Storyful the flag was hung upside-down just before "firefall," a period of time when the small waterfall ...

A photograph accurately shows a U.S. "distress" flag hung upside down from the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park by a group of employees.

The U.S. Flag Code states that the American flag should never be upside down "except as a signal of dire distress in instance of extreme danger to life or property." Once a signal of distress for ...

Millions of people flock to see the beauty of Yosemite National Park each year, but this month they were met with the strange sight of an upside-down American flag. Draped over the side of El ...

A letter to my neighbor who was upset about my displaying the American flag upside down: Dear Neighbor, I recently received your anonymous letter expressing concern about my decision to fly the U.S.

February is one of the busiest times of the year at Yosemite National Park thanks to “firefall,” a natural phenomenon that causes a glowing ribbon of water to look like molten lava cascading ...

By Michael Levenson A small group of protesters hung an inverted American flag — historically ... cuts to the National Park Service. The upside-down flag drew widespread attention on social ...

The St. Sabina Church community raised an upside-down American flag Monday morning to protest recent policy decisions from the Trump administration. “What we are seeing in America is not and ...

They even flew the American flag upside down off El Capitan. 1000 National Park workers were told their job was terminated on February 14. The day is now being called by some the Valentine's Day ...

But this year’s visitors witnessed more than firefall on February 22. They also saw an upside-down American flag, which Yosemite employees reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan to protest ...