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 ...

“National Park Service rangers have pulled off a brilliant action in Yosemite Park on El Capitan by deploying a massive American flag upside down in the traditional sign of distress or extreme ...

Flying a flag upside down is traditionally a sign of "dire distress," the United ... which are every American’s properties," Gavin Carpenter, a Yosemite maintenance mechanic and disabled ...

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 ...

“We’re bringing attention to what’s happening to the parks, which are every American’s ... An upside-down flag display is framed by U.S. Code as a sign of disrespect, except when it's ...

President Donald Trump told lawmakers that U.S. astronauts will one day carry the American flag to Mars and beyond during a speech before the joint session of Congress late Tuesday (March 5).

Pfleger announced the church would fly the American flag upside-down: traditionally a sign of distress. Organizers said the upside-down flag is a symbol that America is in a state of emergency ...

So did the American public, who understood the importance ... who interpreted the flag-raising as a sign that the Pacific war was almost over. However, fighting continued for several more months ...

In a sign of protest, an American flag was hanging upside down on El Capitan this past weekend at Yosemite National Park. This photo was taken by Brittany Colt/brittanycolt.com or on Instagram ...

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 ...