[Rte66]

" ... African-Americans are opposed to having the Confederate battle flag flown at public events ..."

Why didn't they just say that in the first place? Wonder if any of the Brazos Co. sheriff's deputies on the casket detail are black.

[ishabibble]

Who would have been at the funeral and been offended? Sheriff Yeager's family and friends? Was this funeral a private matter or was aired on TV in the same way that James Brown's funeral was (BTW, has JB's loving family actually buried him yet?). Any member of an honour guard that found the Confederate flag offensive could have simply opted out. Congratulations to the Brazos County sheriff who thought that the tradition and ceremony were more important than bending over for the PC police.