Veterans Affairs Dept bans confederate flags from national cemeteries

frank · August 2016

the traitors' flag will no longer Sully the resting places of OUR country's fallen

The Veterans Affairs Department quietly moved this month to ban flying of Confederate flags from fixed flagpoles at the cemeteries it runs, striking yet another blow against the controversial emblem.

Congress had debated and rejected that change, but the Obama administration decided to move forward anyway, saying it was unilaterally imposing the restrictions.

“In particular, we will amend our policy to make clear that Confederal flags will not be displayed from any permanently fixed flagpole in a national cemetery at any time,” wrote Ronald E. Walters, under secretary for memorial affairs at the VA.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/29/va-nix-flying-confederate-flags-cemetery-flagpoles/

Menzies · August 2016

Parkerboy will be along shortly to discuss HIS flag.

mikev · August 2016

Menzies wrote: »

Parkerboy will be along shortly to discuss HIS flag.

So why do you have to go right to personal?

theglide96 · August 2016

This is more important than anything else on the VA's plate!

Cagey · August 2016

I will check into this a little deeper.

It is my understanding that this new change will prevent tax dollars from placing Confederate flags on government properties, but I don't think this change can prevent private entities like the Sons Of Confederate Veterans or descendents from placing flags on the appropriate graves.

It would be rather silly- and offensive- to try and tell Americans in a free country that a citizen can not honor an ancestor with the historically correct and appropriate symbols for what they gave their lives for.

Menzies · August 2016

mikev wrote: »

So why do you have to go right to personal?

http://forums.floridasportsman.com/showthread.php?229951-JFK-and-our-flag

Finger Mullet · August 2016

Well to the best of my knowledge our nation currently only has one flag, so it makes sense. If we displayed all our historical flags, there would be flags everywhere, wouldn't be able to see the headstones.

mplspug · August 2016

Cagey wrote: »

It is my understanding that this new change will prevent tax dollars from placing Confederate flags on government properties, but I don't think this change can prevent private entities like the Sons Of Confederate Veterans or descendents from placing flags on the appropriate graves.

I hope that is the case.

roto7777 · August 2016

Flags can still be placed at gravesites.

Veterans Affairs Dept bans confederate flags from national cemeteries

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