Posted on 04/25/2006 6:08:23 AM PDT by JZelle
LOS ANGELES -- Rick Monday never tires of answering questions about that memorable day 30 years ago, when he performed his own Patriot Act and unwittingly became an icon to millions of American war heroes and their loved ones.
Monday was playing center field for the Chicago Cubs on April 25, 1976, at Dodger Stadium when he noticed two protesters kneeling on the grass in left-center, intending to burn the American flag. He immediately bolted toward them and snatched it away.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
I remember this from when it first happened. What a great story! Hats off to Rick Monday, and hats off to the Washington Post for helping people to remember what he did.
A great American, to use Hannity's term.
I remember it well.
I saw Rick Monday in many a Dodger game, at the magnificent Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine. I have very happy memories from those days.
These days he'd probably be charged with theft of the flag from the civil protestors.
And what happened to those two homosexual fellas?
"And what happened to those two homosexual fellas?"
Probably in the media somewhere.
greasy hippie weasels would never attempt it now....outfielders are all on 'roids!
"outfielders are all on 'roids!"
And are not from the USA!
I'm a huge baseball fan, but I really don't remember this. Great story, though, hope it gets airtime today. Didn't Monday also play for the As at one time?
The one guy looking up in the picture reminds me of somebody.... I can't put my finger on it. Maybe if somebody photoshopped a pastel blue bunny suit on him...
I saw a replay of this last week when the Cubs were visiting Dodger Stadium...the scoreboard at Dodger Stadium displayed the message "Rick Monday - You Just Made a Great Play" just after the incident...
Wonder if that message would still play in LA today...
He looks like the actor, Tommy Lee Jones. I think I read that he was Al Gore's college roommate, but I don't remember for sure.
Carlos Delgado would probably ask to light the match.
A good man, maybe a great American, but a hero? The word is so over-used. Every hero I ever knew is dead, or at least died once.
If you want to read and see the video check it out here: http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060424&content_id=1415977&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc
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