Posted on 05/13/2020 10:14:09 AM PDT by knighthawk
A longtime Memorial Day weekend tradition to honor veterans is now canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but there are persisting calls to bring it back.
For decades, the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and other groups have devoted part of the holiday to place small American flags at the graves of veterans and those who have given the ultimate sacrifice as a way to honor our country's war heroes.
Yet this year the Department of Veteran's Affairs has prohibited public events at the sites because of COVID-19. The Boy Scouts and other groups have been barred from carrying out the mass flag placements.
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Did those veterans die from CV19?
This is complete and total BULLSH*T!!!!
Ridiculous!
Our local Trail Life USA troop participates in an annual Memorial Day commemoration at a local war memorial. We’re trying to find out the status of the event this year.
I suspect it will be a hard close.
The country is gone. There is no more healing to be had.
Trump needs to fire the asshole who gave that order. Period.
“Did those veterans die from CV19?”
Even Veterans that DID die of the virus(I know one) can’t be buried yet in Bourne,MA vets cemetary——all on hold. Absolute madness.
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Is there a merit badge for ignoring unlawful (or idiotic) orders?
COVID emanates from the grave?
Just like Democrat votes...
Well national parks are only opened from 9 to 5 now. No camping, fishing, just what? Just stand there and piss in the wind? . ....government is the enemy. ...not as bad as the media though.
I wonder if Trump knows about this.
“The country is gone. There is no more healing to be had.”
Chillax. Ive heard you defeatist drones for 8 years when oBamatard was president and when we have the greatest president in history currently you start blowing a gasket because of the Fag Scouts?
Do it anyway. Make them arrest children carrying flags, placing them on graves. Bureaucratic cockroaches hate that kind of light being shined on them.
I thought the Boy Scouts became one with the leftists and decided to become genderless Scouts? Or did they opt to keep the name even though girls can become Eagle Scouts now and the wonderful, masculine organization of days past no longer exists?
Run along.....and stay inside.
Funny. This from someone who started crying because of one post.
SAYS WHO, exactly??? In stead of finding a way to do it, the Govt just shuts it down.
If you believe that crap.......!!!
After the hard left turn by the Boy Scouts, I don’t know that I would want them putting ANYTHING on a veteran’s grave.
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