As a Navy Veteran, I feel obligated to address the hypocrisy of those angered by an act of free speech. Football players kneeling during the anthem is no different than the athletes who wrap themselves with the U.S. flag during the Olympics – both are disrespectful as well as expressions of speech. US Code Title 36, chapter 3 stipulates that when the national anthem is played that “persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart.” While Title 4, chapter 1 lists the following requirements – among others – for respecting the flag:

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