http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/flag/ en-us Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:35:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403208/posts Every day at sunrise, Medal of Honor winner Col. Van T. Barfoot hoists Old Glory with respect and pride. However, the 90-year-old veteran was recently told to remove the flagpole from his own front yard or face a lawsuit and fines. In fact, the local homeowner’s association says the 21 foot flagpole violates neighborhood regulations and needs to come down soon – by December 11. If the flagpole is not removed, a Richmond, VA law firm will go after Col. Barfoot. Call for Urgent Action Please urge the Sussex Square Homeowners Association to drop the case and allow Col. Van... TFP Student Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403208/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:35:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402823/posts Here is video of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs yesterday saying he thinks it is "silly" to think that 90 Year-Old Virginia Congressional Medal of Honor winner Van Barfoot has been told he cannot have a flagpole and fly his flag due to a Homeowner's Association rule. Gibbs was asked what President Obama thought about the issue. Gibbs said he has not talked to Obama about it, but then went on to share his own views. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that it is "silly" to think that a 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner is being... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402823/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 14:37:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2400904/posts No doubt you have heard of the flagpole complaint* against Col. Van T. Barfoot, a 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner and Choctaw Indian. His homeowner’s association is trying to force him to remove the flagpole on his property, for purportedly “aesthetic” reasons, even though the association’s bylaws do not expressly forbid free-standing flagpoles or vertical masts. Hoping to catch a pedestrian’s eye view of Barfoot’s house using Google’s Street View, I looked up his Richmond, Virginia address in an Internet phone directory, and then plugged it into Google Maps. His house was not pictured; Google’s cameras have not reached his... LoudCitizen.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2400904/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:32:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400027/posts In a priority mail five-paragraph letter, the Coates & Davenport law firm in Richmond has ordered Colonel Van Barfoot to remove the pole by 5 p.m. Friday or face legal action. According to the letter, Barfoot would have to pay all legal fees and costs if the legal proceeding pursued by Sussex Square Homeowners Association is successful. Family members say Barfoot is the most decorated American combat veteran alive. He has been awarded more than 20 medals, including the Medal of Honor, The Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, The Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts. This fall, his native... CFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400027/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:17:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399546/posts A veteran of three wars who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor is now facing an unlikely enemy — his neighbors. Col. Van T. Barfoot, 90, has raised the Stars and Stripes every day at sunrise and lowered them every day at sunset since he served in the U.S. Army. But on Tuesday he received a letter from the law firm that represents his homeowners' association, ordering him to remove the flagpole from his Richmond, Va. yard by 5 p.m. on Friday or face "legal action." Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399546/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 19:17:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398078/posts Staff Sgt. Heriberto Gonzalez, a force protection escort for the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, holds the American flag his father and grandfather both carried during wartime. Photo courtesy of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing. JOINT BASE BALAD — Staff Sgt. Heriberto Gonzalez, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, possesses an American flag that was carried by both his father and grandfather during wartime. "Gonzo," as he is referred to by his flight line coworkers, is on his eighth deployment since joining the Air Force. An avionics craftsman by trade, he volunteered to deploy to Iraq to provide security for local... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398078/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:50:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395032/posts For Americans, the flag is one of the most sacred symbols of our government, representing freedom, democracy, and all of the things that we hold most dear about our country. Over the years, however, various laws designed to protect the U.S. flag have been invalidated by the courts. In a 1989 Supreme Court decision, Texas v. Johnson, the court struck down the 1968 federal Flag Protection Act, citing concerns about free speech. Congress quickly passed a new Flag Protection Act, but it too was struck down by the Supreme Court in a 1990 Supreme Court decision, U.S. v. Eichman. I... Pulaski County Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395032/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:21:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394298/posts Is it just the angle of the picture or has the Bower in Chief now ordered that a foreign flag be raised above the Stars and Stripes? Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394298/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:47:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2388266/posts Paul Schupska knows his history. Over the years, his vast collections of baseball, World War I and II and antique toys have been displayed at community public libraries throughout the area. Whether it is a vintage GI Joe or an authentic World War II map used by Allied forces in a European bunker, Schupska prides himself on the completeness of his displays, on telling as much of a complete history as possible. When he recently showcased his World War II collection at the Pasadena Public Library on Fairmont, the Nazi insignias were part of that story. He has shown several... Pasadena Citizen News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2388266/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:25:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383733/posts I’ve always been a history buff at heart and more recently an avid gun enthusiast, but most importantly, a supporter of Second Amendment rights. There’s a difference between just shooting guns and knowing the vast history behind our right to do so. Jesse Trimble The United States, as a country and before it was a country, has had a long history of flags — specifically, flags relating to our independence when we were at war with Great Britain. Many may come to mind, such as the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag, also known as the Gadsden flag, which is yellow... herald-online.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383733/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:11:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2376635/posts President Barack Hussein Obama (mmm, mmm, mmm) calls in a hack computer guy with marginal Photoshop skills to help him design the New American Flag. They sit in the Oval Office. Obama: “How do you use that thing? I don’t see a teleprompter?” Hack: “It’s a laptop, Mr. President. The screen’s sort of like a teleprompter.” Obama: “I see. Hum. I like it. Now, I was thinking we should start with the current flag and see how I can improve it. ” Hack: “No problem sir…” Obama : “That’s Mr. President.” Hack: Oh, sorry Mr. President. Okay, here’s the U.S.... Radioactive Liberty http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2376635/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:15:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370450/posts A Cape Girardeau man was arrested for flag desecration Friday, a case that was dismissed within hours because of a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared flag burning was protected speech under the First Amendment. Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle said that he was unaware of the case, Texas v. Johnson, that invalidated the laws of 48 states, when he filed misdemeanor charges against Frank L. Snider III. Missouri's law was passed in 1980. When asked whether the state law could be enforced, Swingle said he needed to research the issue. After reviewing the court's opinion, he... Southeast Missourian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370450/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:49:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2370019/posts For 64 years, Norton Anenberg guarded a present. He kept it in the attic. Or tucked in his desk. But one day in 1990, acting on a longtime desire, the then-vice president of an oil company pulled open his office's file cabinet and declared it was time to act. "You know something," the now-76-year-old Covina resident remembered saying. "I'm gonna find this family." The present was the war flag of a World World II Japanese soldier, given to Anenberg by a family friend returning from fighting in the South Pacific in 1945. And it wasn't until August, after nearly twenty... San Gabriel Valley Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2370019/posts#comment Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:21:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368247/posts oppose the vote by Amherst selectmen calling for two Gitmo detainees to be relocated in this Western Massachusetts town as a matter of principle: I don’t support torture. And it would be a grotesque form of abuse to sentence anyone to life in this liberal loony bin. Even those suspected of al-Qaeda connections. Would the two detainees in question, Ahmed Belbacha and Ravil Mingazov, pose a security risk if they were allowed to take up Amherst’s invitation? Nobody knows for sure. But we do know that about 15 percent of those freed from Guantanamo have rejoined the jihad. Just last... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368247/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:49:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2367052/posts American unity Benjamin Franklin is famous for his sense of humor. In 1751, he wrote a satirical commentary in his Pennsylvania Gazette suggesting that as a way to thank the Brits for their policy of sending convicted felons to America, American colonists should send rattlesnakes to England. Three years later, in 1754, he used a snake to illustrate another point. This time not so humorous. Franklin sketched, carved, and published the first known political cartoon in an American newspaper. It was the image of a snake cut into eight sections. The sections represented the individual colonies and the curves of... Founding Fathers Inc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2367052/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:14:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366366/posts Chester, Pa., firefighter James Krapf wants to know what's wrong with Old Glory. The 11-year veteran was suspended without pay Thursday after he refused to peel a sticker of the American flag from his locker. "It's pride…it's a matter of pride," Krapf said. A new department rule mandates that all stickers and statements -- union, cartoon and political -- be stripped from lockers after several offensive and racist images showed up in the firehouse. But Krapf figured the red, white and blue was safe. It seems he was wrong. "The chief came out and said 'You have to remove your... NBCPhiladelphia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366366/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:24:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363597/posts An Oregon apartment complex reversed its ban prohibiting residents from flying American flags from dwellings and parked vehicles after the property manager decided she didn't have the legal standing to do so, KATU in Portland reported Wednesday. The American Civil Liberties Union said that Barb Holcomb's ban at Oaks Apartments did not violate any laws, but Holcomb said her legal cousel led her to believe otherwise so she reversed the decision. "If people want to fly any flag of any nationality, it's their right," she told KATU. "When a tenant rents the unit, the inside of the unit belongs to... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363597/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:53:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2359654/posts Seems to be a desecration of the American Flag for sale on eBay. Make your own call. I'm reporting to eBay as violating TOS, as well as personally offending me. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2359654/posts#comment Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:07:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2353575/posts It's quite jarring that a figurine of Obama standing next to a US flag was ever made or sold in the first place. He was notorious for refusing to salute the flag or even wear a flag pin on his lapel. He has apologized for the US to foreign nations....well...you know this already. I am wondering if this is the first trickle of what may become a tsunami of Obama worshiping icons that will flood the market. Will the $8,000 baseball signed by Obama that is being advertised on ebay right now find a buyer? Here's the baseball on sale... ebay.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2353575/posts#comment Fri, 2 Oct 2009 17:45:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343175/posts FORT WORTH – Dan Walker, an Army war veteran who was honored for gathering and burying a U.S. flag that was burned in protest during the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, has died. He was 81. Walker, who was captured by TV cameras carefully retrieving the flag remnants so they could be buried properly, died Wednesday of prostate cancer at his Fort Worth home. Walker told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after the incident that he felt compelled to act after seeing someone try to stomp out the fire. "I didn't want someone sweeping it up with a broom and... DMN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343175/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:04:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342523/posts BRANCH MANAGER REPORTEDLY ORDERS REMOVAL OF FLAGS PLACED TO HONOR FALLEN MARINE A South Carolina Bank of America branch is drawing criticism Thursday after an employee reportedly ordered the removal of American flags placed to honor a fallen Marine over fears that people would be offended. Palmetto Scoop http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342523/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:27:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342004/posts The Veterans Day parade that will be held in Homestead later this year will be missing one controversial symbol: The Confederate battle flag. That's because organizers decided to ban the flag from the parade after much back-and-forth debate. For some, the flag is a symbol of Southern pride. But others say it's a symbol of the country's racist past. Initially, the organizers – the Homestead/ Florida City Chamber of Commerce's Military Affairs Committee – had agreed to allow the flag. But they reversed that decision on Wednesday after Jeffrey Wander, the committee chairman, said he sent out emails asking for... cbs 4 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342004/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:22:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2337360/posts I would greatly appreciate a larger or better version of this: The original was done by CNN. I had a couple stored on my hard drive, but they were lost during a computer crash last year... Thanks! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2337360/posts#comment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:59:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2336986/posts Today I will run with our great American Flag for 11 miles around Grand Rapids. While our troops are fighting our enemies on the other side of the earth, we can do something to send a message to the world.......WE WILL NOT FORGET. So if you jog, take the flag along. If your friends go out to lunch tomorrow, take Old Glory out too. Don't doubt for a minute that the world will be watching to see if we have forgotten http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2336986/posts#comment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:14:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336172/posts LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Many Las Cruces residents are angry and feel disrespected after an East Mesa man has been flying a U.S. flag upside down underneath a flag with a swastika on it. The man responsible for flying the flags said it's not meant to disrespect anyone, but rather make a statement. Army National Guard Specialist Anthony Del Bozque said he had to go back and take a closer look at what he was looking at when driving by on Highway 70. “I wanted to go take it down, I wanted to go knock on his door and find... KFOX TV - El Paso - Las Cruces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336172/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:31:34 GMT