Army veteran Adam Mourdock flew his American flag at a tailgate before the Braves game on Monday night. However, a parking attendant came and told Mourdock he had to take the flag down. Mourdock now wants an explanation why.
After Mourdock asked the parking attendant for an explanation, she told him it was against team policy. When he asked to see the supervisor, the attendant informed him that she was the supervisor. Mourdock relayed the story to CBS 46:
My whole life, it’s been our country, our family and the Braves. I fly a flag, an American flag directly above an Atlanta Braves flag at all home games.
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She said you need to take it down. It’s against the policy. There was no explanation, there was no policy in writing other than today that flag needs to come down.
There’s apparently no evidence that the Braves have a policy against fans flying flags. The Braves reached out to Mourdock and apologized for the mistake. It’s unknown if any action was taken against the parking supervisor.
For his part, Murdock holds no grudges against the Braves organization, “They treat vets with the (utmost) respect. The way they treat people who have served our country is top notch. To be treated that way by one of their employees is not only offsetting, but it was disappointing.”
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