rant about foreign flag protocol
Were you not an adult two days ago? Were you not an American Citizen two days ago?
yes, and no, i was adult but i was not, am not, and to date, have never been, an American Citizen
i am a resident alien who still holds a Dutch passport
(the reason for that, in short is that as long as i maintain my Dutch citizenship, any children i father will also be Dutch citizen, and since my wife is an American citizen, all children she bears are American citizens, and since both the USA and the Netherlands allow dual citizenship during certain situations, my kids have something to gain from me remaining a Dutch citizen. once we are done having children i will apply for my American citizenship, which will require me to rescind my Dutch citizenship)
all that as background, to shed some light on why i was ignorant of U.S. flag protocol, and to what degree i was guilty