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

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.

Organizers said the inverted flag, historically used as a sign of distress, was meant to draw ... s cuts to the National Park Service. The upside-down flag drew widespread attention on social ...

Six people hung an upside-down "distress" American flag at Yosemite National Park.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Father Michael Pfleger and his South Side Saint Sabina Church community raised the American flag upside-down Monday, saying the country is in distress. Pfleger led a procession of ...

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 ...

Flying the American flag upside down is often done during times of distress or unrest. An American flag was hung upside down over El Capitan in Yosemite National Park over the weekend to protest ...

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 ...