Now the American Flag is Not Allowed?!

According to FoxNews, protest broke out in a South Carolina town after a high school student was told he could not fly the American flag on his truck. After not removing the flag, school officials removed it themselves. This action sparked a great amount of controversy and protest. Dozens of individuals were involved in the peaceful protest, in which flags could be seen flying on cars and in hand outside the school. The school was forced to react to such a protest by allowing the American flag on vehicles. Originally, the school's policy was the banning of all flags on vehicles, but that changed with this protest. However, just the American flag is allowed on vehicles at the school (not that that is a problem). Many of the protesters were veterans who fought to allow that flag to fly high. It is truly disheartening to see a school act in such an anti-patriotic way, but the true patriotism shown by the protesters restored my faith in humanity. Unfortunately, this is not the only situation when the American flag has been the center of controversy. In a Georgia homeowner's association, a 70 year-old veteran named Tony Cumberworth had flown the American flag outside of his home for over 20 years. However, one day he received a violation notice that stated his flag was to be removed. The homeowner's association told Cumberworth that the flag was to be removed within four days, otherwise he would be required to pay 50 dollars for each day after the initial four days. As Cumberworth read all the policy letters of the homeowner's association, he could find nothing on flags. USAtoday reporters went out to find the members of the homeowner's association to ask about the flag. Some members did not even know that Cumberworth was asked to take his flag down. After the reporters from USAtoday interviewed Cumberworth about his situation, the homeowner's association rescinded the original violation notice. Cumberworth is still proudly flying his flag in the front yard of his house. I personally do not understand what is the problem with flying this great country's flag. We live in America. If you do not stand behind that flag and the men who fight to protect it, then something is wrong.