70 Year old Oregon Veteran faces eviction if he hangs a US Flag. - New England Patriots Forums

cupofjoe1962 · 11-04-2011, 09:21 AM

Oregon veteran faces eviction if he hangs US flag - Yahoo! News

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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — Edward Zivica, a 70-year-old who served in the Navy in the 1960s, faces a hard choice come Veterans Day next week: He can obey the rules and remain in his apartment complex, or he can follow his tradition of hanging the American flag outside his place.

The managers at his subsidized housing project in Springfield, Ore., have given him notice he'll be evicted if he again violates the rules against putting anything on the exterior walls.

I know he is a renter, but give me a break !
If anyone is offended by the display of a US Flag, they should move.

It is legal to burn a US Flag, but you can lose your home if you display
a flag.

Amazing !

***Harry Boy*** · 11-04-2011, 09:26 AM

Dirty god damn scumsucking mother f-ckers, they are no better than the muslims that spit and stomp on our flag, they can kiss my american ass.

cupofjoe1962 · 11-04-2011, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Harry Boy

Dirty god damn scumsucking mother f-ckers, they are no better than the muslims that spit and stomp on our flag, they can kiss my american ass.

Thanks for the post Harry, but if you don't mind... I would rather
kiss her flag..

***Harry Boy*** · 11-04-2011, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by cupofjoe1962

Thanks for the post Harry, but if you don't mind... I would rather
kiss her flag..

Well now, thats a whole different situation, I must say, God Bless Her Flag, I salute it, I pledge allegence to it.

cupofjoe1962 · 11-04-2011, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Harry Boy

Well now, thats a whole different situation, I must say, God Bless Her Flag, I salute it, I pledge allegence to it.

I have been saluting it since I was about 13.....

PatriotsReign · 11-04-2011, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cupofjoe1962

I have been saluting it since I was about 13.....

Ah.....TMI joe

I could ask if you stand at full attention when you salute...but I won't go there....

chicowalker · 11-04-2011, 11:41 AM

It's unfortunate, but there usually are rules that need to be followed when you live in an apartment building.

It sounds like they started down the path to what should be a good alternative -- the flag outdoors -- but executed it poorly. They should put up a real flag and flagpole, with him contributing some portion of the money, and with him bein responsible for maintaining it. At least, that's what I'd offer if I owned or managed the building.

(I think you're aware that the legality of flag burning has nothing to do with this situation.)

IllegalContact · 11-04-2011, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cupofjoe1962

I have been saluting it since I was about 13.....

and now you are blind......

cupofjoe1962 · 11-04-2011, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by IllegalContact

and now you are blind......

I do wear glasses.....

Gunnails · 11-04-2011, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by chicowalker

It's unfortunate, but there usually are rules that need to be followed when you live in an apartment building.

It sounds like they started down the path to what should be a good alternative -- the flag outdoors -- but executed it poorly. They should put up a real flag and flagpole, with him contributing some portion of the money, and with him bein responsible for maintaining it. At least, that's what I'd offer if I owned or managed the building.

(I think you're aware that the legality of flag burning has nothing to do with this situation.)

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They do have a flag pole, and the resident Vets are not happy with it because there is no mechanism to raise and lower it, can't place it half staff etc.

Sad social commentary.