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    Follow up on Medal of Honor Recipient's Flagpole

    There is Honor after all. Maybe it took a little pressure to bring it about. But the homeowners association is letting Mr. Barfoot keep his American flag flying.

    War Hero Can Keep His FlagpoleAP

    RICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 9) -- A 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner can keep his 21-foot flagpole in his front yard after a homeowners association dropped its request to remove it, a spokesman for Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner said Tuesday.
    The Sussex Square homeowners association likewise has agreed to drop threats to take legal action against retired Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, Warner spokesman Kevin Hall said.
    The association had threatened to take Barfoot to court if he failed to remove the pole from his suburban Richmond home by Friday. It had said the pole violated the neighborhood's aesthetic guidelines.
    Neither Barfoot's daughter, Margaret Nicholls, nor homeowners association president Glenn Wilson has returned telephone messages.
    Dropping the issue effectively ends a request that White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on Monday called "silly."
    Warner and Sen. Jim Webb, both Virginia Democrats, had rallied behind Barfoot, a World War II veteran.
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    In a letter last week, Webb urged the association to "consider the exceptional nature of Col. Barfoot's service when considering his pride and determination in honoring our flag."
    Barfoot's fight also has lit up veterans bulletin boards and blog sites supporting him.
    Barfoot won the Medal of Honor for actions while his platoon was under Germanicon assault near Carano, Italyicon, in May 1944. He was credited with standing up to three German tanks with a bazooka and stopping their advance.
    He also won the Purple Heart and other decorations, and served in Korea and Vietnam before retiring from the service in 1974.
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    About time those puss headed, pansy morons came to their senses!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimF4M1sicon View Post
    There is Honor after all. Maybe it took a little pressure to bring it about. But the homeowners association is letting Mr. Barfoot keep his American flag flying.

    War Hero Can Keep His FlagpoleAP

    RICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 9) -- A 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner can keep his 21-foot flagpole in his front yard after a homeowners association dropped its request to remove it, a spokesman for Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner said Tuesday.
    The Sussex Square homeowners association likewise has agreed to drop threats to take legal action against retired Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, Warner spokesman Kevin Hall said.
    The association had threatened to take Barfoot to court if he failed to remove the pole from his suburban Richmond home by Friday. It had said the pole violated the neighborhood's aesthetic guidelines.
    Neither Barfoot's daughter, Margaret Nicholls, nor homeowners association president Glenn Wilson has returned telephone messages.
    Dropping the issue effectively ends a request that White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on Monday called "silly."
    Warner and Sen. Jim Webb, both Virginia Democrats, had rallied behind Barfoot, a World War II veteran.
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    In a letter last week, Webb urged the association to "consider the exceptional nature of Col. Barfoot's service when considering his pride and determination in honoring our flag."
    Barfoot's fight also has lit up veterans bulletin boards and blog sites supporting him.
    Barfoot won the Medal of Honor for actions while his platoon was under Germanicon assault near Carano, Italyicon, in May 1944. He was credited with standing up to three German tanks with a bazooka and stopping their advance.
    He also won the Purple Heart and other decorations, and served in Korea and Vietnam before retiring from the service in 1974.
    I don't think the Medal of Honor is won I believe it is earned.

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    If you notice, the title I wrote was "Medal of Honor Recipient"

    The story was off an AP article. Maybe the liberal media doesn't know the difference. Sure wouldn't surprise me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimF4M1sicon View Post
    If you notice, the title I wrote was "Medal of Honor Recipient"

    The story was off an AP article. Maybe the liberal media doesn't know the difference. Sure wouldn't surprise me.
    jim I wasn't talking about you it was the media every time they write a story about some one receiving a medal they say the person won it. makes it sound like they pulled the luckey number out of a hat.
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    I have talked with a MOH recipient. He seemed almost embarrassed to talk about it. Saying it should have gone to another. These people are true American hero's. I don't think we can thank them enough.

    I hear folks say how lucky the person is to receive one. Wishing they had one. To me it's like being 100% VA disabled. Everyone wants the tax free money, but not many want to have the injures it takes to get it.

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