it s a u.s. flag surrounded by five pillars, one for each branch of the military. they are saying no way because it displays an american flag. we have a member of the coastal valley s detachment 3040 marine corps league and he joins us on the phone. good morning, steve. good morning how are you. alisyn: i m well. help us understand this. the california department of transportation does not like the idea that your group has raised private dollars, as i understand it about 6 $60,000 to erect this flagpole and this memorial because they call this an impermissible act of public expression. what does that mean to you? well, it basically their old policy before they were sued back in 2002 is they allowed the american flag. their policy was base owed and state law that said the american flag or the california state flag was allowed in a public