WTC Beams Draw Crowds, Anger

Their latest stop on their journey is Cruiser’s at State Line.“People have been thanking us, everywhere we go, for us bringing it through. Of course all we’re doing is transporting it,” Lee said. But not everyone is happy about what they’re seeing. Cruiser’s owner Sheri Herberholz has received threatening calls and e-mails about the beams being draped by the American flag. So has bucktruck.org, the behind the project. Critics say that draping the American flag over the beams is in violation of flag etiquette. The National Flag Foundation says it should not be used as a covering for a monument, statue, or car. The situation has gotten so bad the owners of Cruiser’s have called the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office to report the harassment and local members of the Patriot Guard are recruiting volunteers to watch over the beams/ Tania Dall , KXLY. More here .

• We can’t afford to forget /Kerri Thoreson, More Main Street
  

Question: Do you have problems with a U.S. flag being used to wrap the World Trade Center beams that are being displayed at 3 Kootenai County locations this weekend?