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The point is Americas flag is the Stars and Stripes, not the Stars and Bars. The Stars and Stripes is the flag that was attacked on Dec.7, 1941 and 9/11. It’s the flag that are men and women are serving under.

That makes no difference to a region of the U.S that once had its own battle flag, and that has come to mean the southern culture of mutual courtesy, loyalty and valor. By far, most of the men who have ever served in our military come from the south, and certainly recognized and continue to recognize the primacy of the American flag in foreign wars. The Confederate flag represents the battle for their homeland when it was invaded almost a century before Iwo Jima. The two things do not cancel each other out, as you implied.

Seems to me the South started the ball rolling when they fired on Ft. Sumter. So the flag Southerners have fought for and are currently fighting under makes no difference. Why then are they serving under it? Why did they volunteer to serve? My great regret is that I never served. Have you? My gratitude and respect for those who have and who are currently serving is second to none, no matter what point of the compass they hail from. I'm an American. Not a "Yankee'' or anything else, I'm an American. You're just another self-righteous, boorish Johnny Reb wanna-be stuck in the wrong century, living in still the greatest country on Earth. Yeah, whatever General Lee. Your side lost, Keep that in mind.