According to a U.S. Air Force official, flag folding scripts that are religious in nature can be used for retirement ceremonies. “I can’t speak to the specific incident,” Ann Stefanek, an Air Force spokeswoman, told Fox News in 2016. “[But] Air Force personnel may use a flag folding ceremony script that is religious for retirement ceremonies.”
Stefanek continued, “Since retirement ceremonies are personal in nature, the script preference for a flag folding ceremony is at the discretion of the individual being honored and represents the member’s views, not those of the Air Force.”
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“Evidence indicated Mr. Rodriguez was removed by members of the squadron because he attempted to participate in the ceremony even though his participation had been disapproved by the hosting squadron commander...”
Hmmmm! There’s more to this story,I think.
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He should have punched them in the nose the minute the carpet baggers laid hands on him.
The Air Force has become quite intolerant of the first amendment.
It seems that the USAF is truly not the USAAF my father was in during WWII or the ceremony when he was buried 50 years ago.