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The Red Ferret Journal (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
This Jumpin Banana American Flag Alarm Clock, rouses you in the morning through sheer heart wrenching patriotism. Or annoyance if you’re [...] 119 words | permalink | No comments | digg this
And So it Goes in Shreveport (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Updating a story I posted here , word tonight is Col. Van T. Barfoot will be allowed to keep his flagpole. His Homeowners Association has dropped its demand that he remove his flagpole which was a position that no doubt brought incredibly negative attention to their corner of the world. You will remember that Barfoot, a 90-year old Medal of Honor recipient, had been told to remove the...
Craftastrophe (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Before you get all worked up, this piece was rescued in this shape…for the most part…I just added the lyrics. So let me get this straight. You’re saying you “rescued” a dirty and unkempt American flag and defaced it? For what purpose? It is a testament to the powers that be; to those who invoke the flag [...]
America's Watchtower (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The most decorated living American soldier from WWII, Colonel Van Barfoot, has been told that he must take down his American flag because the homeowners association bans flagpoles where he is living. The homeowners association claims that this is not an issue of a person flying the American flag, but rather the flagpole itself. [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
A Medal of Honor winner in a dispute over his right to fly the American flag in his yard will have another week before D-Day -- when he'll be forced to take down the Stars and Stripes or face legal action.
Creative Minority Reader (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The guy with the coolest name in the world who also happens to be a decroated war hero goes up against a bunch of weenies in a homeowners association. Who's your money on? 90 year-old Colonel Van Barfoot has until Friday to remove the flagpole from his yard. Since this saga began, it's been played out on the radio from Washington D.C. to Boston, but many believe what is happening to this true...
This Ain't Hell (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Zedechek was the first to send us this link last night about a Medal of Honor recipient who is locked in a battle for the his right to fly an American flag in his front yard; Col. Van T. Barfoot says he erected the 21-foot flagpole in September, raising the flag daily at sunrise and retiring [...]
Jesus is Lord, A Worshipping Christ (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Home owners associations and their rules have their place, but flag poles should not one of them. 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 [...]
All American Blogger (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Is there anything in America as hated as the Home Owners Association? I really can’t think of one. There should be a nationwide poll. Something ridiculous so America’s HOAs can see how much they are hated. Something like this: That being said, here’s a new reason to hate them. They [...] Related posts: Flag “Vandal” Gets Flag from USS Intrepid No “God”...
Perspective Journal: News and Polit (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
A veteran of three wars who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor is now facing the fight of his life after he was ordered to take down his American flag and remove the flagpole he put up in his yard in Richmond, Va. No tags for this [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
A veteran of three wars who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor is now facing the fight of his life after he was ordered to take down his American flag and remove the flagpole he put up in his yard in Richmond, Va.
Overview Petitions (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
allow Col. Van Barfoot to keep the 21 foot pole with the American flag!
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Rick Clements was looking for a way to honor the fallen Lakewood police officers, so he decided that having their names emblazoned on an American flag would be an appropriate memorial.
United Conservatives of Virginia (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... Henrico County community wants Barfoot, 90, a Medal of Honor recipient, to remove a freestanding flagpole that he erected in his yard, and from which he flies the American flag daily. Checks should be made out to the USO and sent to: Stand Tall for Colonel Barfoot, c/o The Hoople Group, 12105 Browning Court, Richmond, Va. 23233. The Hoople Group also is serving as a clearinghouse...
