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FL Firefighters Forced To Remove American Flags From Trucks

There are protests in Seminole, Florida against the city’s forcing firefighters to remove flags from their trucks.

FOX News Radio’s Chris Foster reports:

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(Fender) “To be able to fly the flag and support our country, should be a right.”

Deborah Fender of the Troop Support Alliance, among those coming out against an order to remove American flags flying from fire trucks.

(Hirschfield) “There was an order from Chief to remove all flags from the apparatus.”

Steven Hirschfield, a retired firefighter in Seminole, Florida.

Fire Department officials there say they’d been warning for months. It’s against United States “flag code” to fly them from truck windows. The staff has to be firmly fixed to the truck body, or clamped to the right fender.

Chris Foster, FOX News Radio.

3 Comments

  1. Michael

    July 17, 2012 at 7:39 am

    You better check the 4th Amendment!
    Further, the thrust of the code is to assure respect for the Flag. The placement of the flag is a master of respect & Patriotic Pride…. not disrespect!
    Should we now ban flag flying from all cars ?
    From ask military airplanes next?
    From all ships?

  2. Jerry

    July 17, 2012 at 9:14 am

    I served over 30 years in the military. With Respect – that is the key phrase. Fly our Flag, The Stars and Stripes, with respect. If your a citizen, here legally and want to fly 'The Flag' – fly it and be proud for what it signifies! So many people gave of their body and even their lives so we could live in Freedom and be able to Pursue Happiness. Also, I believe God has Blessed America and now it's time for America to Bless God. Thank you!

  3. bonnie

    July 17, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    Is this still America? I can not believe that someone who knows our history and if you know or know of anyone in the Military that you would have the audasity to even consider such an outrages unamerican thing as taking the Flag away. I think real Americans should start getting PISSED off and not let worms like that scum continue to take our rights and Freedoms away.