Veterans earn a victory
photos by Gary D. Brune copyright (c) 2008
This is a thank you to Bob Barrett, whose information proved to be correct, Commander Thor Sparre of American Legion Post 259 who put me on this story, and David Little of the Enterprise Record, whose timely Blog Log post got Jay Sulzmann from Representative Wally Herger's office to overcome technical difficulties and relay the report that H.R. 3380 has been passed by Congress and was signed into law
Yes Mr. Barret, veterans can now salute the flag in or out of uniform.
Veterans in Paradise celebrated Memorial Day by raising 13 flags at the Veteran's Hall and firing off a 21 gun salute at the Memorial Day ceremonies at the Paradise Cemetery.
To quote from Sulzman's dispatch this morning; "I wanted to let you know that the text of H.R. 3380 has actually passed Congress and become law. It was included as Section 594 of H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008, which was signed into law by President Bush on January 28 of this year. I believe the language was originally added as an amendment by Senator Inhofe of Oklahoma when the bill was going through the Senate.
This information is a wonderful way to celebrate Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day