More than a few people sent me a link to this story about a rental management company which has ordered a veteran and his wife to take down the flag in their window after memorial Day. Apparently the flag has hung there since the young soldier returned from his tour in Iraq;<\/p>\n
Charlie Price, 28, served tours of duty as a combat engineer in Iraq and Kosovo, his wife said. To honor his eight years of service, she began decorating their apartment during Veterans Day in November. An American flag topped off the display, she said.<\/p>\n
“I knew it made Charlie really proud to see that,” she said. “And this isn’t something new. This has been up for quite some time now.”<\/p>\n
Veterans’ groups were furious at the realtors’ refusal to allow the flag to fly.<\/p>\n
“As a veteran, it sickens me that the Dawn and Charlie Price’s building management company would imply that the American flag could be construed as offensive by their residents,” said Ryan Gallucci, a spokesman for AmVets.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now, I’m not as outraged as I’d be if the flag was on the price’s own property, but a flag in the window clearly isn’t hurting anyone;<\/p>\n
“This policy was developed to insure that we are fair to everyone as we have many residents from diverse backgrounds,” the statement read. “By having a blanket policy of neutrality we have found that we are less likely to offend anyone and the aesthetic qualities of our apartment communities
\nare maintained.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\nWhy…do they have apartments that are in other countries? That’s just ridiculous – that’s not a policy of neutrality. It’s a policy of capitulation. I’ll grant them that it’s their property, so they can do what they want, but at least base the policy on the possession of some balls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"