As an American and Ohio resident for 57 years, as well as a Vietnam veteran, I, as well as many I know, were offended by the photograph and caption about the Somali Community Association of Ohio in last Thursday’s Dispatch, especially on a day so close to our Independence Day.
The picture of a Somali flag being flown over the Statehouse is both unpatriotic and offensive to all Ohioans. Brave men and women died so that the American and Ohio flags can fly proudly over that building.
Assuming the Somalis pictured are legal residents, we can appreciate their desire to honor their own independence as an African nation, but once they set foot on American soil and took the oath as citizens to uphold and respect the American flag and all that it represents, they should assume the proper allegiance to both flag and country.
A foreign flag should never be flown at a state capital building, even if just for a ceremonial purpose.
We are not Somalia. To allow a foreign flag to be flown over a government building signifies the conquering of that government by the country whose flag is displayed. Our legislators should quickly see to it that this outrageous gesture never happens again.
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i also am disgusted and just about throw up when i see this.this is not africa.i served my country,under the stars and stipes and i still get a proud feeling when i see me flag gently blowing in the wind at my house.as my grandpa said when he came to america from italy and became a U.S.A.citizan i love america and you no speaka italian now your american