gold-fringed flags

[destrekor]

wasn't there an debate on that on here? if not, I know there are numerous debates online about it. But I find it comical then, that if gold-fringed flags are supposedly against the flag code, than the US Army had 'wrong' flags: fringed flags?
btw, that is at the Michigan State vs OSU football game. I have no idea who those soldiers were and what they were doing, as sadly I was a little late to the game and did not hear what they were doing. ROTC has our own flag that we raise for the game, seen here.

any one knowledgeable as to why they have gold-fringed flags and if there is any purpose to them?
I guess I can also say there are other flags that even we have in the main building that are also fringed. Still, I don't know the reason for the fringe. Am I simply an idiot? Or is it just added flair to make them more meaningful?

 

[CaptainGoodnight]

Wikipedia Page on the American Flag and gold fringe.

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Traditionally, the flag may be decorated with golden fringe surrounding the perimeter of the flag itself as long as it does not deface the flag proper. Ceremonial displays of the flag, such as those in parades or on indoor posts, often utilize fringe to enhance the beauty of the flag. The first recorded use of fringe on a flag dates from 1835, and the Army used it officially in 1895. No specific law governs the legality of fringe, but a 1925 opinion of the attorney general approves the use of fringe "...at the descretion [sic][citation needed] of the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy...". The United States Army Institute of Heraldry, which has official custody of the flag designs, and makes any such change ordered, also confirms that there are no implications of symbolism in the use of fringe.[13]

edit 2:
Title 4 U.S.C. Chapter 1 says nothing about gold fringe on the flag either.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: CaptainGoodnight
Wikipedia Page on the American Flag and gold fringe.

edit:

Traditionally, the flag may be decorated with golden fringe surrounding the perimeter of the flag itself as long as it does not deface the flag proper. Ceremonial displays of the flag, such as those in parades or on indoor posts, often utilize fringe to enhance the beauty of the flag. The first recorded use of fringe on a flag dates from 1835, and the Army used it officially in 1895. No specific law governs the legality of fringe, but a 1925 opinion of the attorney general approves the use of fringe "...at the descretion [sic][citation needed] of the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy...". The United States Army Institute of Heraldry, which has official custody of the flag designs, and makes any such change ordered, also confirms that there are no implications of symbolism in the use of fringe.[13]

edit 2:
Title 4 U.S.C. Chapter 1 says nothing about gold fringe on the flag either.

so it is as I thought, simply to enhance/decorate the flag in a way that doesn't deface it.
thanks, figured it was something simple like that.