The California American Legion is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to reconsider a ban that effectively removes "God" from honor guard flag folding ceremonies at veterans' funerals.
A memo from Steve Muro, director of the Veterans Affairs' office of field programs, bans use of a recitation about the meaning of the 13 folds of the flag, which produce the famous star-covered triangle. The recitation references God several times.
Charlie Waters, parliamentarian for the California legion, said he's taking a simpler route and will advise volunteers to ignore the instructions. "There are 26 million veterans in this country, and they're not going to take us all to prison," he said. Read more...
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