Baltimore Sun ^ | April 11, 2011
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 12:37:59 AM by robowombat
Seventy-five year old Perry Thrasher is a veteran in the spinal cord unit at the Memphis VA Hospital.
He is paralyzed, but his family says he wanted a confederate flag for his room.
"His granddaddy was in the Confederate War and it means a lot to him because he served in it. It's just his heritage," says Diane Boatner, Thrasher's daughter.
She was shocked by what happened Friday.
"He was all upset and crying. The VA Police had come and told him he couldn't have it. He had it right over his bed," says Boatner.
She says a nurse saw the flag and was offended.
Hospital police said the flag had to come down.
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