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Sept. 11 Memorial Flag in Colo. Burned
Associated Press ^ | 9/16/2003 | Associated Press

Posted on 09/16/2003 6:29:20 AM PDT by Thanatos

Today: September 16, 2003 at 3:48:35 PDT

Sept. 11 Memorial Flag in Colo. Burned


ASSOCIATED PRESS

FRISCO, Colo. (AP) - An American flag placed atop a mountain peak in a national forest as a memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks was torched, authorities said.

Summit County deputies were investigating a report that a hiker found a note on the 13,589-foot snowcapped summit claiming responsibility for the fire, sheriff's spokeswoman Jill Berman said Monday.

The burned flag was found Sunday.

The FBI was notified because the flag was in the White River National Forest, Berman said.

The flag had been placed on the peak on Thursday, the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, replacing a tattered flag that had been there since the first anniversary.

The U.S. Forest Service at first rejected requests to replace the flag on the second anniversary, saying it would be a permanent structure forbidden by Forest Service rules.

After angry residents considered protest petition, the Forest Service relented.

Frisco is 60 miles west of Denver.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 911; americanflag; antiamerican; arson; burned; colorado; flag; sept11; torched

1 posted on 09/16/2003 6:29:21 AM PDT by Thanatos
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To: Thanatos
Done by our nice, tolerant friends on the left, I'm certain...
2 posted on 09/16/2003 6:31:19 AM PDT by Guillermo ( Proud Infidel)
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To: Thanatos
if it looks like an ELF, it's probably an ELF. If it's an ELF, kill it, it's a terrorist.
3 posted on 09/16/2003 6:36:35 AM PDT by Rick.Donaldson (NMD @ MDA)
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To: Thanatos
Powder..Patch..Ball FIRE!

Time is getting short.

4 posted on 09/16/2003 6:41:10 AM PDT by BallandPowder
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To: Thanatos
The U.S. Forest Service at first rejected requests to replace the flag on the second anniversary, saying it would be a permanent structure forbidden by Forest Service rules.

This statement belies the underlying problem that allowed such an attack to occur. The freakin' earth first crowd is out of control.

5 posted on 09/16/2003 6:43:33 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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To: Thanatos
You will follow this story and let us know what the note said, right?
6 posted on 09/16/2003 6:48:13 AM PDT by newgeezer (A conservative who conserves -- a true capitalist!)
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To: BallandPowder
Agreed. It won't be too long.
7 posted on 09/16/2003 6:49:51 AM PDT by Bikers4Bush
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To: Thanatos
Anybody seen Hillary lately?
8 posted on 09/16/2003 6:59:08 AM PDT by Gritty
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To: Thanatos
I saw a photo of the flag in question about a week ago here on FR. It needed to be burned anyway.
9 posted on 09/16/2003 7:33:22 AM PDT by D. Brian Carter
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To: Thanatos
I hung 2 flags up Thurday morning over the Leesburg bypass. It was very cool. People were waving and blowing their horns while I was hanging them. I'm happy to report they are still there.

I will have to go back and take them down once they get tattered though.

They should find the puke that did this and burn his fingers off with a propane torch.
10 posted on 09/16/2003 10:15:43 AM PDT by appalachian_dweller (If we accept responsibility for our own actions, we are indeed worthy of our freedom. – Bill Whittle)
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To: Thanatos
If they catch the person that did this, they can send him to Iraq for target practice.Although our troops don't need practice, but just for fun and for this persons torture.

Wild Thing

11 posted on 09/16/2003 11:08:28 AM PDT by Wild Thing (~~America and Israel have the SAME terrorists .Support our Troops and the IDF ! ~~)
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To: D. Brian Carter
"I saw a photo of the flag in question about a week ago here on FR. It needed to be burned anyway."


The tattered flag was replaced last Thursday. It was the new flag that was burned. I hope they catch that Commie and drill him a new hole.
12 posted on 09/16/2003 12:46:50 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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To: Wild Thing
<> That seems over doing it if you ask me.
13 posted on 09/16/2003 1:03:09 PM PDT by Southpaw 42O
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To: Wild Thing
<> That seems over doing it if you ask me.
14 posted on 09/16/2003 1:03:45 PM PDT by Southpaw 42O
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To: D. Brian Carter
http://members.aol.com/ceharger/raggedflag.htm
15 posted on 09/16/2003 4:18:34 PM PDT by MistyCA (For some...it's always going to be "A Nam Thing!")
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Pictures of the Desecration:




16 posted on 09/17/2003 11:25:16 AM PDT by Thanatos
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To: Thanatos
Summit County Articles:

Sept 16, 2003:Is it a crime?

Sept 17, 2003:Hot Trail (Memorial flag-burning investigation continues)
17 posted on 09/17/2003 11:28:22 AM PDT by Thanatos
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