:-)) Nice candid! The flag and the little child are great, only the floor he is on doesn't have such a nice color, and also the portion of the wall behind the flag isn't in great shape. For these reasons I wonder if it would have been better in B/W or selective desat...
nice idea, flash use though seriously detracts from the overall image. Additionally, the thought behind the title doesn't seem to work here, to me, a child is not yet really able to respect our flag, an adult closer to the camera and gazing back at the viewer might be more of intense image or at least might segway better into the idea of giving the flag "all due respect", plus would be more stationary and allow the use of a tripod for natural lighting. Floor tends to be distracting. Maybe a bit overleveled/saturated
I really like the scale of this one. I'm guessing you'll get ding'd by some America haters, maybe even some from other countries. ;-) Personally I give bonus points for patriotic themes. :-) Best of luck!