A retired U.S. Army chaplain has won his fight to fly the American flag on a flagpole on his front lawn, ABC News reports.
Fred Quigley, 77, of Macedonia, Ohio, a minister who served active duty during the Vietnam War, had been told by the homeowners’ association that his flagpole violates the property rules.
The HOA rules state that a flag can only be displayed if affixed to the home, but that would mean Quigley would have to remove the flagpole and put up a smaller flag.
Now that fight is over. The association has decided to let Quigley run Old Glory up his flagpole. The decision came in the form of a letter hand-delivered to Quigley last week, according to the station.
The vet's troubles began last year, when he moved into the retirement community and erected a standard 15-foot tall flagpole from which to fly a standard U.S. flag, 3 feet by 5 feet. The pole put him at odds with association rules and with association manager Joseph Migliorini.
5 comments:
Good for him! It seems to me that a flag flying on a flagpole would look a whole lot better in a neighborhood than one affixed to a house. Either way, sometimes Homeowners Association leaders become too enamored with their power.
WoooooooHooooooo !!!!!!!
wonderful victory.......
I remember when you ran this originally and I'm very happy to hear the right decision was made. Congrats Mr. Quigley and thank you for your service. Happy "Independence Day"!
Very happy to hear this! Congratulations to him and Happy Independence Day!
Where is the poster who said he broke rules? Rules are made to be broken, especially the wrong rules.
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