Todd Starnes By Todd Starnes
Since the Fourth of July, 100 American flags lined Highway 67 in San Diego, each a waving symbol honoring active-duty military men, veterans and loved ones who died from COVID-19.
Wednesday, there were zero. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) removed the sea of flags because they ‘were a distraction to drivers,’ according to ABC 10 News.
The move didn’t fly with Darrick Parmer and other Lakeland residents. They immediately put the flags back up.
Minutes later, a group of Caltrans workers took them back down.
“Go right ahead, lock me up, take me to jail, I’m not afraid,” said Parmer, who drove right to Caltrans Santee headquarters to retrieve the flags.
ABC 10 News reports Parmer, along with other community members, plan on hoisting the flags back up again.
Caltrans says their top priority is safety, which is why the department will continue to “remove the flags from State Route 67.”
