Saluting During the National Anthem

Week of August 11, 2008

The Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) reports that Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.) will introduce legislation that gives veterans and active-duty personnel not in uniform the option of saluting the flag during the playing of the National Anthem. Senator Inhofe sponsored legislation last year (S. 1877) that permits veterans and servicemembers out of uniform to render a salute during hoisting, lowering, or passing of the flag. The provisions were eventually included in the FY 2008 Defense Authorization Act (enacted Jan. 28, 2008), but the legislation did not authorize a salute during the Star-Spangled Banner.

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