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Bad flag etiquette

Miami’s Danell Leyva is to be congratulated for winning two silver medals in the gymnastics competition.

However, he needs to be reminded that it is disrespectful to wrap himself in the American flag. Doing so is contrary to proper flag etiquette.

Gilbert Schwartz,

Aventura

This story was originally published August 20, 2016 at 3:00 PM with the headline "Bad flag etiquette."

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