90-Year-Old Medal of Honor winner Col. Van T. Barfoot, ordered to remove American Flag/Pole from his own property!

american-flag1Medal of Honor winner, and a veteran of 3 different wars, Col. Van T. Barfoot, has been ordered to remove the flag pole ON HIS PROPERTY where he proudly displays his American flags. This is coming from the Henrico County, Virigina community’s homeowner association who is trying to sugar coat this by saying:

“This is not about the American flag. This about a flagpole,” the statement reads.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch:

In a five-paragraph letter to Barfoot that he received yesterday, Barfoot is being ordered to remove a flagpole from his yard. The decorated veteran of three wars, now 90 years old, raises the American flag every morning on the pole, then lowers and folds the flag at dusk each day in a three-corner military fashion.

In a priority mail letter, the Coates & Davenport law firm in Richmond is ordering Barfoot to remove the pole by 5 p.m. Friday or face “legal action being brought to enforce the Covenants and Restrictions against you.” The letter states that Barfoot will be subject to paying all legal fees and costs in any successful legal proceeding pursued by the homeowner association’s board.

Barfoot’s daughter said this evening that news reports about the association order have prompted an outpouring of sympathy and offers of help from people following her father’s ordeal.

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December 4, 2009 · Filed Under General Politics


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  • http://www.tfpstudentaction.org John

    A group of students has just launched a PETITION to support Col. Van Barfoot and his right to fly the American flag with pride and respect.

    Please join & spread the word.

    http://www.tfpstudentaction.org/get-involved/online-petitions/petition-support-veteran-col-barfoot-american-flag.html

  • Charles Clark

    Thank you, Col Barfoot, for your deep patriotism and your service to our country. I pity those people who don’t seem to have an ounce of your patriotism since they will never really appreciate what you and others like you have given us. Your hard work and the grace of God makes it possible.
    God bless America and you.