Grandpa,
I take exception to your answer to the guy who said it is wrong to fly the flag on the back of a truck (Ask Grandpa, The Voice, August 30.) You said a tattered flag is a sign of the struggle for freedom. What are you, some kind of a communist? If the flag is worn in any way, it is to be burned quietly and without fanfare. It is not to be flown or shown. If people want to fly a flag on their trucks, they should think twice before hand, then choose not to disrespect the flag. Your answer was dead wrong!
Grandpa,
I agree with the man who said it is a crime to fly the flag on the back of a pick-up. To fly a flag on a vehicle, it should be a small flag at the front of the car. It should be made of a material that will not be damaged by the wind. That is how the president’s car flies a flag.
Grandpa,
That lady who wrote in about the flag on a truck has a good point. Big flags should not be on the back of a vehicle because it could block the view of the driver. A sticker of a flag attached to the trunk or bumper would be much better.
Grandpa,
It is my truck. It is my flag. I am proud to be an American, so I will fly my flag. I am tired of foreigners, pacifists, and unpatriotic citizens trying to tell us real patriots how to fly our flags. You have no right to tell me how to show my love for the good ol’ U.S. of A.!!
Grandpa,
You obviously do not know the rules governing the flying of the American flag or else you would have answered the question about the flag on trucks differently. Next time, do some research before you shoot off your mouth. Was that writer ever in the military? Were you?
Grandpa,
I was touched by the answer you gave about flying flags on trucks. That solder coming home from Vietnam had the right idea. When my son came home from ’Nam, he was draped in a new flag. I would much rather have had him come home alive. To this day I keep that flag in a place of honor; my son’s bedroom. I appreciate anyone who loves his country enough to fly the flag in any possible way. That is how much my son loved the USA. And that is why he volunteered to go to Vietnam.
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