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Right to Fly Flag

Discussion in 'Military' started by dhurley, Dec 3, 2009.

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What should he do?

Poll closed Jan 2, 2010.

  1. Screw them & leave it up

    142 vote(s)
    90.4%

  2. Take it down & shove it up their a**

    8 vote(s)
    5.1%

  3. Other (be creative)

    7 vote(s)
    4.5%
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  1. Dec 8, 2009 at 9:23 PM
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  2. Dec 9, 2009 at 5:29 AM
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  3. Dec 9, 2009 at 5:33 AM
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    I can see both sides of this. The HOA has a right to enforce their rules, and the guy should be able to put up a flagpole.
    BUT, if my 90 year old grandpa, who was in WWII, wanted to fly a flag in his front yard, then nobody better get in his damn way! I'd make sure of that!
     
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  4. Dec 9, 2009 at 7:22 AM
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    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner can keep his 21-foot flagpole in his front yard after a homeowner's association dropped its request to remove it, a spokesman for Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner said Tuesday.
    The Sussex Square homeowners' association likewise has agreed to drop threats to take legal action against retired Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, Warner spokesman Kevin Hall said.
    The association had threatened to take Barfoot to court if he failed to remove the pole from his suburban Richmond home by Friday. It had said the pole violated the neighborhood's aesthetic guidelines.
    Neither Barfoot's daughter, Margaret Nicholls, nor homeowners' president Glenn Wilson immediately returned telephone messages.
    Dropping the issue effectively ends a request that White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on Monday called "silly."
    Warner and Sen. Jim Webb, both Virginia Democrats, had rallied behind Barfoot, a World War II veteran.
    In a letter last week, Webb urged the association to "consider the exceptional nature of Col. Barfoot's service when considering his pride and determination in honoring our flag."
    Barfoot's fight also has lit up veterans bulletin boards and blog sites supporting him.
    Barfoot won the Medal of Honor for actions while his platoon was under German assault near Carano, Italy, in May 1944. He was credited with standing up to three German tanks with a bazooka and stopping their advance.
    He also won the Purple Heart and other decorations, and served in Korea and Vietnam before retiring from the service in 1974.
     
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  5. Dec 9, 2009 at 7:24 AM
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  6. Dec 9, 2009 at 7:31 AM
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    geez, like one flagpole is going to rain on the hoa parade. they should just let the man do what he wants and put the flag up. for Christ sake he fought for these people when they were probably still swimming in their daddy's sac.

    just be glad this guy didnt put a knife, razor, and 1 .45 round in the truck...or maybe he did :infantry:
     
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  7. Dec 9, 2009 at 11:58 AM
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    Good stuff. I am satisfied, but it should have never been an issue in the first place.
     
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  8. Dec 9, 2009 at 12:01 PM
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    Hey, is this your ride?

     
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  9. Dec 9, 2009 at 12:34 PM
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    Gray wire, Some lights in the bed area, and some character marks throughout.
    Not mine, must be another card carrying member's.
     
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  10. Dec 9, 2009 at 1:15 PM
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    And if they do want to fly a Non-American Flag in AMERICA then why are they in America ????
     
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  11. Dec 9, 2009 at 1:46 PM
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    not that i disagree but them if thats allowed imagine a tall pole in front of every single house then thats not a residential area more like a commercial place ... just my .2cents on the topic
     
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  12. Dec 9, 2009 at 2:40 PM
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    His nieghboorhood is going to turn into a slum because he flies an American Flag? If you believe that theres something wrong with you.
     
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  13. Dec 9, 2009 at 2:44 PM
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    No this man doesnt have more rights, but because of his service he deserves more respect than you or me, and out of respect we should let him fly his flag.
     
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  14. Dec 9, 2009 at 3:14 PM
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    Those of you that actually think that this issue is about rules have missed the boat, this is about a war hero who is on a list designated by congress for actions that go beyond normal bravery. He is better than the rest of us, and has more rights than the rest of us period. if the man wants a pole then the man gets a pole period, this should not even be debated.
     
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  15. Dec 10, 2009 at 4:58 AM
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    People making comparisons between having a flagpole and having junk cars strewn in the yards are just way the fuck off base. A flagpole with the American and/or state flag on it in no way lowers property values. Letting your yard go to shit, letting the house go to shit & similar nonsense does bring down property values & slumifies it! Showing your pride in this country, taking pride in your service to said country even in the face of current idiocy & taking care of your property only makes it a better place. The knob slobbin HOA should bow, kiss his ass & be glad there are good people like him willing to hang around with their mindless shit being cast about. Glad they brained up & let him be however it came about.
     
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  16. Dec 10, 2009 at 5:22 AM
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    I'm glad there's finally a resolution and this idiotic debate can end.
     
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  17. Dec 10, 2009 at 5:33 AM
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    I missed none of it. This isn't a case of some beligerant person bucking the rules and doing what he wants no matter what the rules have become AFTER he already had the flag pole to begin with. I do believe in rules & zoning to protect property values, just not power trippin foolish nazi-ass organizations that have no respect for what has come before them. BTW, I do comply with my HOA rules whether I believe in them or not. They won't get my house or any extra money from me for any reason. I'm not doing anything to give them a reason to fuck with me which allows me the attitude of they can go fuck off & deal with the real problems in the area instead of focusing any attention on me. My shit's covered.
     
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  18. Dec 10, 2009 at 5:43 AM
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    I read the same article mentioned above. It is why I say fuck the HOA, he had pole before HOA changed rules. Was article wrong?
     
    T@co_Pr3runn3r, Dec 10, 2009
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  19. Dec 10, 2009 at 8:17 AM
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    no he didn't. and the rules never 'changed'
     
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  20. Dec 10, 2009 at 8:30 AM
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    The thing is over he got to keep his flag pole, and the HOA dropped it. Glad it went the way it did, but there is no piont in arguing over it anymore.
     
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