To the Editor:
The American Flag flying on the front of the U.S. District Courthouse is, and has been for at least the last month, in a very sad condition.
The bottom two stripes have torn away from the body of the flag for about half their length. One would have thought by this time some responsible organization (Courthouse staff, U.S. Marshal's Service, one of our local patriotic groups) would have remedied this. Perhaps they are all too busy. Or perhaps it is simply that no one bothers to look up.
Robert Sams
Alexandria