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08-17-2016, 02:30 PM #1
New York Fire Department Ordered to Remove U.S. Flags From Trucks
New York Fire Department Ordered to Remove U.S. Flags From Trucks
Aug. 17, 2016 9:38am Editor’s Note:Story by the Associated Press; curated by Jon Street.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Fire commissioners in upstate New York have ordered a department to take American flags off its trucks, sparking a heated online debate.
The Poughkeepsie Journal reports the flags were removed Tuesday from the Arlington Fire District trucks in the town of Poughkeepsie following Monday’s order.
Arlington Fire Commissioners Board Chairman Jim Beretta tells the newspaper the majority of the board saw the flags as a “liability during normal operations for our people and other motorists.”
The Journal reports the flags were recently put up at the request of the union. Fire Chief Tory Gallante says he’s “very disappointed” with the order.
The newspaper says some online commenters are outraged by the decision. Others believe the mounted flags violated U.S. flag code.
New York Fire Department Ordered to Remove U.S. Flags From Trucks
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