[oregon-l] Fw: Retirees and Vets Allowed to Salute Flag

[John A. Fleming]

Before if not in uniform or wearing head cover of a military unit or an 
organization like the Blind Veterans, we could only put our hand over our 
heart like everyone else.
Now we can give a hand salute like we did when in the military.

Blue Skies
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion list for Oregon" <oregon-l at acb.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [oregon-l] Fw: Retirees and Vets Allowed to Salute Flag


> Wait, so it was not illegal for them to do it before?
>
> Joseph
>
> -- 
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> If they are blind, the answer is 90%--more than 52,000 children!
> Find out how you can help: http://www.braille.org/
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 09:03:13PM -0700, John A. Fleming wrote:
>>Subject: Retirees and Vets Allowed to Salute Flag
>>
>>
>>Retirees and Vets Allowed to Salute Flag
>>
>>Week of October 19, 2009
>>
>>Traditionally, members of the nations veterans service organizations have 
>>rendered the hand-salute during the national anthem and at events 
>>involving the national flag only while wearing their organizations 
>>official head-gear. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 
>>contained an amendment to allow un-uniformed service members, military 
>>retirees, and veterans to render a hand salute during the hoisting, 
>>lowering, or passing of the U.S. flag. A later amendment further 
>>authorized hand-salutes during the national anthem by veterans and 
>>out-of-uniform military personnel. This was included in the Defense 
>>Authorization Act of 2009, which President Bush signed on Oct. 14, 2008.
>>
>>
>>
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