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For 18 months the Lafayette Flag Brigade has held a “Rally For America” on the 11th of every month. (see old picture below). Today the California Highway Patrol threatened to arrest us and kicked us off the overpass. SHAME on them. We repeatedly assert our rights to be there and that they were treating us different than the routine protests held by the appeasnicks in Berkeley. The Lieutenant claimed ignorance of that, as it was in a different jurisdiction he asserted. They claim our flag waving was creating a disturbance and slowing traffic. Both sides waved a California Court decision...

The Lafayette Flag Brigade is marking Nov 11th, Monday, with a large flag display spanning the El Curtola Bridge (aka , Old Glory Overpass) in Lafayette, CA. We have had a flag showing every 11th of every month to remind everyone to NEVER EVER FORGET. Let us never forget what was done to our U.S. family on 9/11/01, and to never forget our patriotic veterans past and present. Please join us if you can by either stopping at the bridge and waving a flag or filling out a postcard to be sent to our troops. If you can't stop, honk...