Flag of surrender = "Flag of Peace"

A "peace" group in Maine shows its support for the troops again:

Protesters led by a veterans post tried to remove a flag display placed by peace activists at a veterans cemetery, and five were charged with criminal trespass.

The display remained intact Friday, Veterans Day, despite a threat by at least one of the protesters to return later to finish yanking up the flags.

The display of 2,000 white flags, meant to remember U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq, was set up at Veterans Memorial Park cemetery Oct. 30 under a permit issued to Waterville Area Bridges for Peace and Justice.
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Wayne Elkins, the VFW commander who led the protesters and was among those detained, said he had no problem with the peace group, as long as it stays out of the cemetery.

"They desecrated our veterans' grounds. If they want to protest, let them protest. We don't mind. But to desecrate hallowed ground is wrong," he said.

Hey, guys, if you don't want people "questioning your patriotism", stop doing shit like this. (via Charles Johnson, who rightly notes, "any time a group uses the words “Peace and Justice” in their name, you can be sure that they have absolutely nothing to do with either.")

Posted by damian at November 11, 2005 07:41 PM | TrackBack