Photo Of Baby Wrapped In American Flag Wins Praises And Attracts Criticism

Photography of a newborn baby cradled in an American flag has gone viral after a Facebook photography critique group slammed it for being disrespectful and against the U.S. Flag Code.

Vanessa Hicks, the photographer who took the image of the baby of a military family, says she did not expect that her photo, which she posted on her Facebook business page, would catch the attention of the Internet. A U.S. Navy veteran herself and wife to a Navy member currently in deployment, Hicks says she took the photo using a vinyl prop flag she purchased at a dollar store. She says she believes the photo of the baby sleeping soundly nestled by the flag symbolizes what it means to be an American and what every service member is fighting for.