Sgt. Wilt is Wrong
United States Army Sergeant Jim Wilt is mistaken about lowering flags to half-mast in mourning.
In this AP article, he expresses frustration that the nation’s flags are lowered to half-mast for those students killed in the VA Tech massacre, but not for American servicemen killed in Iraq. He proposes that at least the base he operates from should fly the American flag at half-mast when a serviceman from that base is killed.
I agree with the sentiment, but there is an important principle which has been overlooked: The national flag is flown at half-mast only on a day when the entire nation is officially in a State of Mourning. Countless Americans risk their lives in hazardous jobs every day. Every day, somebody is killed protecting America from … Continue reading
