A veteran in Macedonia, Ohio has been threatened with legal action for flying an American flag! The veteran, who fought in the Vietnam War, decided to fly his flag on his front lawn only to be told by his homeowner’s association that he couldn’t because it violates property rules. Read the homeowner’s association’s reasons after the jump.
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A retired U.S. Army chaplain is being threatened with legal action for flying the American flag in his front yard, the Daily Mail reports.
Fred Quigley, 77, of Macedonia, Ohio, a minister who served active duty during the Vietnam War, has been told by the homeowners’ association that his flag violates the property rules.
The association has offered to fly the flag at the entrance of the building development, but Quigley refused the offer.
“If they can dictate to me that I cannot fly an American flag in America, then, to me, the country is lost,†Mr. Quigley told the paper.
Quigley’s lawyer Gerald Patronite said the association has no right to stop his client.
According to the Mail, Joseph Migliorini, the representative for the homeowners’ association and former mayor of Macedonia, which is between Cleveland and Akron, said he plans to take Quigley to court if the flagpole is not removed.
Migliorini said: “We just want the rules and regulations followed. “
Members of the local American Legion post joined Quigley last week in a flag-raising ceremony in protest at the association’s policy.
Quigley said that he’s been given until Monday to remove the flag, or legal action will be taken by the association.
“As a minister and a chaplain, I have fought for people,” Quigley said. “Now I fight for myself.”
