If you've heard of them, then you know that they can be a pain in the ass. You grass can only get so tall, your house can only be certain colors, and god forbid you have too many vehicles for your garage. For some reason, the keep insisting that flag poles are against the rules.
Really? A flag pole? Apparently, they violate the asthetic guidelines. At least that is what one homeowner's association told a 90 year old war veteran. He's been in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He has a Purple Heart and a Medal of Honor, plus others.
Mistake Number 1: telling people they may not have an American flag in their front yard. Last time I saw something like this in the news, the guy painted his house yellow with purple polka dots in protest.
Mistake Number 2: threatening to take a 90 year old to court over this. Did they want to look like bullies?
Mistake Number 3 (and possibly the biggest of them all): Medal of Honor. All veterans deserve respect, but those who get the Medal of Honor especially. You do not disrespect them. You do not threaten to take them to court over such a tiny thing. And you do not tell them they may not have a flag in their front yard.
It took two Senators, White House press secretaries, and a lot of press to convince the association to overlook this "transgression." People need to pull their head out of their asses. I am disgusted. Asthetic guidelines? This is too far. Someone in Virginia has their nose so high in the air that they would drown in a rainstorm. Retired Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, fly that flag high and proud.
