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U.S. Flag Found on Floor After Immigrant Complains
An Arlington woman has now been invited to rehang her U.S. flag after first being told to remove it following a coworker’s complaint.
Debbie McLucas, a hospital supervisor at Kindred Hospital in Mansfield, hung a 3×5-foot U.S. flag in the office she shares with three other supervisors just before Memorial Day.
The timely display of U.S. patriotism was not welcomed by one of McLucas’ office mates and she was told it had to come down, CBS 11 reported.
The coworker, who emigrated from Africa 14 years ago, was apparently so bothered by the display that a complaint was filed with upper management. When McLucas, whose daughter is serving in Iraq as a combat medic, was told of the “infraction,” she was stunned.
McLucas said her supervisor removed the flag for her and placed it on the floor — an egregious breach of flag etiquette, aside from being an offensive gesture to most Americans. McLucas was then told that the flag flying outside of the building would have to satisfy her patriotic needs.
Susan Moss, vice president with Kindred Healthcare, said in a statement Wednesday that the issue was with the size of the flag and not what it symbolized.
“We have invited the employee to put the flag back up. We share their love of country and we appreciate the service of their family members as well as all members of the armed forces,” Moss said. “This was an isolated incident between two employees that we are working to resolve amicably.”
According to Moss, both employees have family members who have served in the military.
Kindred had been ranked first in Fortune magazine’s Most Admired Companies “Health Care: Medical Facilities” category.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/US-Flag-Found-on-Floor-After-Emigrant-Complains.html
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This just proves there are a lot of stupid, idiot people around, which should come as a surprise to no one.
If the immigrant obviously likes this country enough to move here and work here and make a better living for themselves, then they should have nothing to say about displaying OUR NATION’S FLAG! (and yes yahoo answers, I know that caps looks like I’m shouting. Tyvm). If they don’t want to see the flag, then they should go back to their own impoverished country and be happy not to see our flag.
I would gladly pay for this African to have a one-way ticket back to Africa…show some respect to the American flag or get out!!
It was not “found” on the floor, the supervisor placed it on the floor not the immigrant, the “question” which is not a question at all is misleading and a blatant attempt to bash on an immigrant. If he wants to complain about the size of the flag that is his right, it is a free country.
It seems to me that the company has guidelines. Everyone has to follow the rules of the company handbook. This flag was taken down, because of its size; not because it was a flag. this is stated clearly in the article.
if people don’t like our flag then they need to get out… and the biitch that put the flag on the floor should have been set on fire.