Veterans cover swastika site with U.S. flag and recite the pledge
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Andrew J. Nelson 9 hrs ago
A group of veterans unfurled a large American flag Wednesday evening over the site of a swastika that had been burned into the grass at Memorial Park, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
As veterans ... we needed to restore dignity and honor to that location, said Jose F. Garcia, 72, a veteran who participated in the ceremony. We took it personal.
On July 21, someone burned the symbol into the great lawn of the park, which faces Dodge Street. The symbol was etched into a hill that slopes to the west of the parks white stone monument and U.S. flag that stand as a tribute to fallen military members , including those killed in World War II fighting Nazism.
By Monday, Parks Department employees had tilled, fertilized and reseeded the area.
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A group of veterans held a large U.S. flag and recited the Pledge of Allegiance on Wednesday evening over the site of a swastika that had been burned into the grass at Memorial Park.
JOSE F. GARCIA
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Raster
(20,996 posts)Rhiannon12866
(203,041 posts)Maxheader
(4,366 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,679 posts)Applause to all of them. American values deserve respect.
Farmer-Rick
(10,072 posts)They aren't very fine people like Traitor Trump said. They are enemies of America.
Nazis and confederate worshippers try to paint themselves as all American, when they are nothing but Traitors.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)I see the confederate flag being flown on houses and trucks in my area (fucking New York State??) and, everytime I have the chance to communicate with such asscarrots, I remind them that THAT fucking flag is an enemy flag and that my Great Great Grandfather fought, and was seriously wounded, at Gettysburg and The Battle of the Wilderness. Then, I tell them it might as well be an Imperial Germany, Fascist Italy, or a Nazi flag.
Girard442
(6,059 posts)...that's disrespecting the American flag. Trump says we should revoke the citizenship of people who do that.
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)Ladies and Gents
DinahMoeHum
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2naSalit
(86,071 posts)peacebuzzard
(5,124 posts)Especially the dude with the Keep calm, its Mueller time T-shirt
This is what its about.
inanna
(3,547 posts)Thank you veterans!
AllaN01Bear
(17,383 posts)bravo on them.
mountain grammy
(26,571 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,219 posts)In the end, it will be the good people in the world who win, after such a long bitter struggle. They will overcome the evil. It's destiny.
Thank you, Omaha Steve.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)that I'm a veteran. It is something that can never be taken away from me. I joined right out of high school. probably would have not joined had it not been for the draft, but serving my country was so good for me. Got me away from the people I was hanging out with and off the road to nowhere. Naval aviation, aircrewman, Flew out of DaNang and Japan. No regrets
So glad that Trump didn't serve. He wasn't good enough.