WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Mark Yesper effectively banned the display of Confederate flags from military bases amid a nationwide reckoning over racism and the display of Confederate symbols. In a two-page memo to military commanders and senior Defense Department leaders, Yesper said “the flags we fly must accord with the military imperatives of good order and discipline, treating all our people with dignity and respect, and rejecting divisive symbols.” Yesper listed as appropriate for display state flags, the POW/MIA flag, military service flags and flags of countries allied with the United States. The Confederate flags was absent from the list. The guidance applies to all public displays of flags in “Department of Defense work places, common access areas, and public areas,” Yesper wrote.
The ban includes Pie_wit flags, Not See Flags, Surrender flags, Knuckle Head flags and Freak flags among others …
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