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.

By Michael Levenson A small group of protesters hung an inverted American flag — historically used as a sign of distress — off the side of El Capitan, a towering rock formation in Yosemite ...

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 ...

The ‘distress flag’—a sign that something is desperately wrong—was flown Saturday after Elon Musk’s DOGE fired more than 1,000 National Park Service employees. On Saturday evening, a group of Yosemite ...

As visitors descended on Yosemite National Park to witness its iconic “Firefall” event, an upside-down American flag was hung on a park summit to protest the ongoing federal job cuts carried ...

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 ...

Employees of Yosemite National Park hung an upside-down flag on El Capitan to protest the Trump administration's firing of about 1,000 park service employees. The group of protesters said in a ...

An American flag was hung upside down on El Capitan at Yosemite National Park on Saturday following the firing of about 1,000 National Park Service employees by the Trump administration.

DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Boulder removed an American flag that was hung upside down from the 2nd flatiron on Friday afternoon. An upside-down American flag has been a form of protest for ...