Wade Coburn

Wade Coburn is the byline on the Proud & Free journal.

What this desk covers

How to display the American flag correctly, what the U.S. Flag Code actually says, half staff rules, care and cleaning, retiring a worn flag, and the history behind the flags people fly. The posts lean practical, because most flag questions are practical ones. Which way does the union face. Can it stay up overnight. What do you do when it is too worn to fly.

About the Flag Code

The Flag Code is federal law, but it carries no penalty for private citizens. Posts here describe the standard and the reasoning behind it. They are not legal advice, and where local rules or an HOA agreement apply, those come first.

How these posts get made

Articles under this byline are written with AI assistance and reviewed by the Proud & Free editorial team before they publish. The team picks the topics, checks the facts against primary sources, and decides what goes live. Wade Coburn is the name this desk publishes under rather than a claim of individual authorship.