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A number of veterans offered their opinions on athletes’ protests during the national anthem, as well as on recent disparagement of the American flag.
The American flag has become the subject of recent controversy, with hammer thrower
Gwen Berry drawing criticism last week when she turned away from the flag while on the podium at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials. Berry covered her head with a T-shirt as the national anthem played.
The New York Times received
backlash Sunday for publishing a
piece titled “A Fourth of July Symbol of Unity That May No Longer Unite,” which described the American flag as “alienating”, and a symbol of Republican political affiliation. The Times had previously come to the