Douse flag spectacle

Published: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:02 a.m. MDT
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As an Eagle Scout, a naval officer, a Vietnam-era veteran and a patriotic American, I take issue with the new trend of making a public spectacle of burning retired U.S. flags. I think this sends a strange message to many people, including the young and foreigners who don't understand exactly what the whole event is about. We see enough flag burning by radical jihad terrorists already.

James C. Green

Midway

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