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

asserting that the U.S. appears to be "already sending a distress signal." However, this isn't the first instance of such a mistake. For instance, the flag was also displayed upside down at last ...

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 ...

U.S. Flag Code states the national flag should never be displayed upside down “except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.” The upside-down flag ...

The flag hung upside down — a long-standing signal of distress or protest — for several hours before being removed. The protest was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. Interior ...

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. It's unclear if those ...

This is not acceptable. And we will rise up, and we will resist.” An upside-down flag signals distress, and Pfleger said the flag outside St. Sabina will stay inverted “as long as this country ...

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 ...

This is not acceptable. And we will rise up, and we will resist.” An upside-down flag signals distress, and Pfleger said the flag outside St. Sabina will stay inverted “as long as this country ...