{"id":2652,"date":"2009-12-06T20:04:39","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T01:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=2652"},"modified":"2009-12-07T17:39:46","modified_gmt":"2009-12-07T22:39:46","slug":"decorated-veteran-ordered-to-remove-flagpole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=2652","title":{"rendered":"Decorated Veteran Ordered to Remove Flagpole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click on the video to see the story and prepare to be outraged. 90 year-old Colonel Van D. Barfoot who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor this week was served with a notice from his homeowner&#8217;s association to take down his flagpole because it violates the association&#8217;s bylaws. This is nitpicking by the homeowner&#8217;s association. I sincerely hope that they realize what a tremendous debt we owe to Colonel Barfoot and millions of others like him who have faithfully served their country. Perhaps his homeowner&#8217;s association could find a way to exercise some grace and allow him to keep his flagpole.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"429\" height=\"295\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/vp.mgnetwork.net\/viewer.swf?u=c3277db430f8102da6fd001ec92a4a0d&amp;z=RTD\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"429\" height=\"295\" src=\"http:\/\/vp.mgnetwork.net\/viewer.swf?u=c3277db430f8102da6fd001ec92a4a0d&amp;z=RTD\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Hat tip: <a href=\"http:\/\/townhall.com\/blog\/g\/aa492601-aa72-4b64-81f0-f76e54245bba\" target=\"_blank\">Townhall<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click on the video to see the story and prepare to be outraged. 90 year-old Colonel Van D. 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