In the South there are still those who feel the flag of a tragic past should fly high rather than relegating it to a museum and its image embedded in history books concerning the Civil War. There is only one appropriate place for it to be displayed and that is in a memorial cemetery honoring veterans who died for a cause that was wrong.

Of course, freedom of expression cannot be deterred anymore than those who parade waving the Nazis flag, but just as the Ten Commandment monument was removed from Alabama’s courthouse, no form of government may officially recognize a provocative display.

The South has to come to terms with its past as not something to be proud of and at the same time honor those who fought for a losing cause. The nation has finally come to grips with the incompetent decision to go to war in Vietnam, but as the black wall testifies, we shall always honor those who gave their lives.