Dec. 3) --
Every morning, Medal of Honor winner Col. Van T. Barfoot raises the American flag in front of his home in suburban Richmond, Va. Every sunset, he takes it down. Now his neighborhood's governing board says the stars and stripes are fine, but Barfoot's flagpole must go.
In July, the Sussex Square homeowners association denied Barfoot's request to erect the 21-foot pole, ruling that it violated the community's aesthetic guidelines, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. But the 90-year-old Army vet put it up anyway and has been flying the flag daily since Veterans Day. On Tuesday, he received a letter ordering him to remove the pole by Friday or face legal action.
The board does allow flags to fly from small poles mounted on homes. Barfoot doesn't understand why a free-standing pole is forbidden.
"Where I've been, fighting wars, displaying the flag, military installations, parades, everything else, the flag is vertical. And I've done it that way since I was in the Army," he told the newspaper.
Barfoot received the Medal of Honor for his battlefield heroics in Italy during World War II. He also fought in the Korean and Vietnam wars. News of his fight to save the flagpole has generated offers of support from fellow vets, the newspaper reported, but Barfoot's neighbors are split over the issue.

 

He's 90 years old, I really think he doesn't give a crap if they fine him, or worse.

 

Thats bull.... the man fought in three wars, let him have his flag. I would be proud to be his neighbor.

 

got my vote wuold be a helluva neighbor and a good man by your side

 

I guess thats why I live in the country!! I wonder if the home owner association there would say anything if it was one of those rainbow flags.hahahhaaha, or a big red russian flag the damn commies.

 

That's the trouble when good men do nothing, we got the world they want, where America is bad, God is a dirty word and you can't even fly a flag.

 

So would i. I heard about this on mark levins show.

 

He received the Medal of Honor! Those people should be ashamed of themselves, it's because of people like him that they get to have their home-owners association. THey should have offered to help him put it up. I hope he tells them to kiss his ***!

 

Nah, a dude this old and traveled don't care. I bet he's like Red from That 70's Show. He'll just tell em' to kiss his *** and give the up yours gesture. This dude is a hero people!

 

man i wish we all would band together to make a difference in cases like this. i really think we could.