Symbol of Confederacy is no banner of honor

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | February 4, 2001| | Copyright

Eugene Kane

Symbol of Confederacy is no banner of honor

By EUGENE KANE

of the Journal Sentinel staff

Sunday, February 4, 2001

You know that symbol on the U.S. flag, the one representing the king of England?

You know the one; it's right there alongside the stars and stripes.

It's the one that's supposed to help us remember how we used to belong to the British Empire and honor all the British soldiers who died on these shores.

What's that?

You say there is no such symbol? In fact, you say it wouldn't be appropriate, seeing how we don't belong to England anymore?

Besides, we won the war!

That's ...

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