{"id":85699,"date":"2019-03-18T16:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=85699"},"modified":"2019-03-18T19:05:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T23:05:47","slug":"nam-vet-prevails-in-two-decade-long-fight-over-displaying-old-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=85699","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam Vet Wins Two Decade Long Legal Fight over Displaying Old Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vetflagpole_hdv.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85698 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vetflagpole_hdv.jpg?resize=500%2C282&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vetflagpole_hdv.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vetflagpole_hdv.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vetflagpole_hdv.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/vetflagpole_hdv.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.cbn.com\/cbnnews\/us\/2019\/march\/vietnam-vet-wins-flag-battle-ending-decades-of-dispute-the-one-thing-that-unites-us-in-this-country-is-that-american-flag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBNNews reports<\/a> that a Vietnam veteran has won his court battle and is allowed to display his American flag on a flagpole in his yard.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A Vietnam veteran reinstalled a flag pole in his yard after decades of trying to resolve a dispute with Wyndham Homeowners Association in Henrico County, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly two decades ago, the HOA group in charge of the Richard Oulton&#8217;s private community told Oulton, a medic during the Vietnam War, that the pole unveiling an American flag violated neighborhood by-laws.<\/p>\n<p>When Oulton refused to take the flag down, Wyndham sought to settle the dispute by taking Oulton to court.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For Oulton, it was personal&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;For 749 Marines that I served with,&#8221; he said, &#8220;For their memory.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oulton had former Navy SEAL &#8211; VA Delegate John McGuire &#8211; on his side in the fight.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The one thing that unites us in this country is that American flag,&#8221; said Del. McGuire, &#8220;And when I heard about that I was like, we got to get that American flag up.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBNNews reports that a Vietnam veteran has won his court battle and is allowed to display his American flag on a flagpole in his yard. A Vietnam veteran reinstalled a flag pole in his yard after decades of trying to resolve a dispute with Wyndham Homeowners Association in Henrico County, Virginia. 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