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Last edited Sat Mar 31, 2018, 07:01 PM - Edit history (3)
Ah, crap!
WDBJ's story had disappeared, but multiple sources have the story. See links below.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WDBJ7) -- The Virginia Flaggers hoisted a 30' x 50' Confederate battle flag on a 120' pole along I-64 near Charlottesville.
According to a spokesperson for the Virginia Flaggers group, the flag, named "the Charlottesville I-64 Spirit of Defiance Memorial Battle Flag" was "dedicated to the glory of God, and will fly in honor and memory of all Confederate soldiers".
The group believes that the flag symbolizes a "duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations".
This flag is the 27th memorial battle flag raised on major interstates and roadways across Virginia.
http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Virginia-Flaggers-erect-Confederate-battle-flag-on-I-64-outside-of-Charlottesville-478457623.html
Still at http://www.newsplex.com/content/news/Confederate-battle-flag-erected-on-I-64-outside-of-Charlottesville-478457903.html and http://www.nbc29.com/story/37852421/confederate-flag-i-64-03-31-2018
dameatball
(7,671 posts)sinkingfeeling
(58,038 posts)Duppers
(28,476 posts)Btw, Yonnie, just clicked link and got "page not found."
Yonnie3
(19,567 posts)I always check.
http://www.newsplex.com/content/news/Confederate-battle-flag-erected-on-I-64-outside-of-Charlottesville-478457903.html has it.
It could be a fake news story
Duppers
(28,476 posts)It appears real.
Btw, thanks, dear.
Duppers
(28,476 posts)Yonnie3
(19,567 posts)Multiple sites have it.
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