For decades, a Confederate flag flew at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

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By Dianna Cahn
The Virginian-Pilot
July 20, 2015

... The flag flying over the gates of the shipyard is ... the original flag of the Confederacy with seven stars representing the original states that seceded. It has flown since the 200th anniversary of the shipyard in 1967 alongside an American flag, a British flag and the flag of Virginia - the "four sovereign flags flown over the shipyard gates," according to an article on Navy history on the Navy's website ...

On Friday, following questions from The Virginian-Pilot, the Navy took a step.

A spokesperson for the facility said that "with everything going on in the world" the shipyard commander, Capt. Scott Brown, ordered all four flags taken down and put in a museum "in the best interest of our workforce and the U.S. Navy" ...

On Sunday evening, a photo of four American flags at the gate was posted to the shipyard's Facebook page. The caption: "We are America's Shipyard! United we stand under one flag."

http://hamptonroads.com/2015/07/decades-confederate-flag-flew-norfolk-naval-shipyard

[Lee-Lee]

1. Excellent

I was there years ago and don't recall seeing this, but I guess it was there then.