Defense Department appears to get around President Donald Trump's hostility toward removing symbols of the Confederacy — which he has called part of U.S. "heritage" despite its connections to slavery, racism, and secession — by restricting the kinds of flags on military installations.Permitted are the American flag; the flags of the U.S.
states, territories and the District of Columbia; military flags; and those of allies. However, by not enumerating them, the memo effectively bans Confederate flags and LGBTQ Pride flags."The flags we fly must accord with the military imperatives of good order and discipline, treating all our people with dignity and respect, and rejecting divisive symbols," Esper writes in the memo.The new memo could.