[robowombat]

‘I don't agree with this mans actions. It's trespassing, theft and desecration of a grave. That said, what flag matters to you? The Stars And Stripes or The Stars And Bars? ‘
Actually both. I don't know where you are from and if you have no roots in the South and connection to the War Between the States it may seem outre and pointless. I count something over 20 relatives who were in the CSA in that war including both great grandfathers. In no, repeat no other conflict from the War of Independence including both world wars are there anything like that number of combatants. This was a unique historical event, far more impactful for the South than the north. For that reason the Cross of St Andrew is an iconic symbol of courage undaunted and sacrifice so great as make heroism a commonplace. For this person to do this is for those with Southern roots an offense as great as defacing Hebrew gravestones with the swastika. Maybe that image can impart to you just how vile an act this is.

[jmacusa]

My great-great grandfather was a Union Army medical clerk for the Army of the Potomac, Washington, DC, 1864-65. I do not believe this man had any right to trespass and desecrate someones grave. And those who fought for the Confederacy bear the responsibility for the deaths of some 750,000 Americans.