A protester waves a Confederate battle flag in front of the South Carolina statehouse, Thursday, July 9, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. (Associated Press/John Bazemore)
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger has ordered all Confederate-related paraphernalia to be removed from Marine Corps installations, his spokesman confirmed on Wednesday.
Military analyst B. A. Friedman first tweeted a document showing the commandant’s decision on Wednesday.
The document did not say when all of the Confederate-related paraphernalia needed to be removed by.
Berger’s spokesman confirmed to Task & Purpose that the commandant had sent a directive to his senior staff ordering all installations to get rid of symbols of the Confederate States of America.
“Last week, the Commandant of the Marine Corps directed specific tasks be reviewed or addressed by Headquarters Marine Corps staff,” Maj. Eric Flanagan said in an email. “Many of the tasks were published on Twitter Friday. Other tasks not published previously are mostly administrative matters.”
“Any official policy decisions, changes or implementation plans will be published via appropriate orders and messages,” he continued.
This is a breaking news story. More information will be added as it becomes available.
ozu95supein on February 27th, 2020 at 04:12 UTC »
One has to wonder, who is the Marine that fucked up so badly that they issued this order? It has to be because of someone fucking up.
nwdogr on February 27th, 2020 at 02:29 UTC »
I mean, it makes sense for an army to ban symbols of another army that they literally fought against in a war.
The_Write_Stuff on February 27th, 2020 at 02:16 UTC »
Loser laundry shouldn't fly over an American military base.