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.

Retired Sergeant First Class Joy Marver, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a rocket attack in Iraq, was laid off ...

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

Flying a flag upside down is traditionally a sign of "dire distress," the United States Flag Code states. The symbol of protest was done by park staffers, media outlets report. The practice dates ...

except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property," according to the United States Code. The tradition of hanging the flag upside down to indicate distress ...

An upside-down flag display is framed by U.S. Code as a sign of disrespect ... to be felt by rangers and park visitors across the United States, as previously reported by USA TODAY.

“National Park Service rangers have pulled off a brilliant action in Yosemite Park on El Capitan by deploying a massive American ... Code states the national flag should never be displayed ...

Laid-off employees who hung a U.S. flag upside-down at Yosemite National Park in ... streamlining federal agencies to better serve the American people.” “In his first term, President Trump ...

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 ...

A flag displayed upside down is intended to be a signal of "dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property," according to The American Legion's Flag Code. Get Los Angeles'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 ...