Musings: I'm a vet whose flag was stolen
A U.S. Navy veteran writes that his flag, the only one on the block, was stolen overnight. Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhoto
Where is today’s American patriotism? My American flag was recently stolen overnight. And the person or persons also took the pole it was on.
I’ve lived in this Glen Oaks Village development for 20 years and in Little Neck, Queens, for 10 years and never had this happen.
My flag was the only one on the block. I am 76 and have served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era and aboard destroyers, aircraft carriers, and helicopters. I served with respect for our flag and in defense of our nation.
This egregious act is an insult against all the men and women who have served our country, some of whom sacrificed their lives.
The American flag is the fabric of our nation. It represents all the men and women who have served and have lost arms, legs or sight. May God forgive whoever stole my flag. I wish the perpetrator(s) would return it.
— Frederick Robert Bedell Jr., Bellerose
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