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Gold Star families press House panel to recognize "Honor and Remember" flag; some veterans groups oppose measure
Summary
Representative Michael Moffitt told the Legislative Administration Committee the bill before it, House Bill 142, reflects compromises and changes since its prior hearings and would let families and communities display the Honor and Remember flag on specified days.
Representative Michael Moffitt told the Legislative Administration Committee the bill before it, House Bill 142, reflects compromises and changes since its prior hearings and would let families and communities display the Honor and Remember flag on specified days.
"This flag can also honor veterans who weren't necessarily killed in action," Moffitt said, describing the measure as a way families could personalize remembrance for fallen servicemembers while insisting the bill would not replace the American flag.
Nut graf: The committee heard more than an hour of testimony by relatives of fallen…
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