Veteran groups tell Trump to lower flag to half-staff to honor McCain
Source: The Hill
BY EMILY BIRNBAUM - 08/27/18 02:41 PM EDT
Veterans groups are calling on President Trump to lower the White House flag to half-staff to honor Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who died on Saturday night.
Its outrageous that the White House would mark American hero John McCains death with a two-sentence tweet, making no mention of his heroic and inspiring life, Joe Chenelly, the executive director of veterans advocacy group AMVETS, said in a statement.
"And by lowering flags for not one second more than the bare minimum required by law, despite a long-standing tradition of lowering flags until the funeral, the White House is openly showcasing its blatant disrespect for Senator McCains many decades of service and sacrifice to our country as well as the service of all his fellow veterans," Chenelly added.
The American Legion, the country's largest wartime veterans service organization, joined in condemning Trump for his muted response to McCain's death. McCain was a member of the American Legion and retired from the U.S. Navy at the rank of captain.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/403826-veteran-groups-tell-trump-to-lower-flag-to-half-staff-to-honor-mccain
Arkansas Granny
(31,519 posts)Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)...this draft dodging POS doesn't like veterans, doesn't respect veterans, doesn't give a shit for us unless we kiss his ass. we're just a photo opportunity for him.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)How a vet could ever back that traitor POS in the White House just boggles my mind!
ffr
(22,670 posts)Watch what he does, not what he says.
We have come to know him by his actions. His intent is not in America's best interests, unless those actions happen to coincide with his personal enrichment.
Beware, for you have been warned.
BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)at half staff. I can't believe the moron gave in to public pressure.
Snellius
(6,881 posts)bluestarone
(16,976 posts)We know where RUMPS THOUGHTS ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Snellius
(6,881 posts)Follows a consistent patter: Fuck up, Oops, My Bad, Fucks up even bigger trying to make up for the first.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)amazing that he didn't already know that...
sinkingfeeling
(51,460 posts)tinymontgomery
(2,584 posts)They won't, they didn't even care when he said he likes people that don't get captured.
white cloud
(2,567 posts)Here are the general Regulations regard flag. Even BSA knows and honors these.
https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/halfstaff.pdf