Bank of "America" Removes Flags Honoring This Marine

Only the faint sound of lightly marching feet could be heard as hundreds stood silent on the Greenville-Spartanburg International tarmac Wednesday while fully adorned Marines carried Lance Cpl. Chris Fowlkes flag-draped coffin.

The solemn arrival began an afternoon-long procession that ultimately wound through the streets of the 20-year-old Marines hometown of Gaffney, where businesses shut down and mourners lined the streets.

The homecoming came six days after the former Gaffney High School football player died in a military hospital in Germany from injuries sustained a week earlier in an explosion in the Helman province of Afghanistan.

Well-wishers waved flags, saluted and shed tears as an army of police cars escorted Fowlkes family along the 40-mile stretch from the airport to the town.

http://www.captainsjournal.com/2009/09/20/bank-of-america-removes-american-fl...

Lance Corporal Chris Fowlkes was a popular and well known young man in Gaffney, and a brave warrior who gave his life in the service of his country. It was seemingly a very heart-felt and patriotic funeral procession. But all was not well in Gaffney, S.C.

http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2009/09/17/bank-of-america-in-hot-water-over-sc-...

A South Carolina Bank of America branch is drawing criticism Thursday after an employee reportedly ordered the removal of American flags placed to honor a fallen Marine over fears that people would be offended.

The Palmetto Scoop received one eyewitness email claiming that the branch manager at Bank of Americas Gaffney branch at 1602 West Floyd Baker Blvd. told a citizen who was preparing the route for a U.S. Marine killed in action in Afghanistan by placing small American flags along the roadway that the flags might upset some of her customers.

Said the outraged tipster, [The branch manager] took them down and made the citizen go in to get them if she didnt want them thrown away.

The flags were part of the funeral procession of Lance Corporal Christopher Fowlkes, 20, who died last week after an explosion in Afghanistans Helmand province.

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[Rockholm66]

RIP brother Marine.

I will never do business with B of A again.

[USoSilly2Me]

Bank of America is History.

[thecolaratlady]

BOA probably promoted this FOOL to vp when they should have been fired that day

[BigWillie44mag]

God Bless. RIP MARINE...... thank you.

[Hobbitchoker]

Dear Bank of stupidity, this is AMERICA. If the American Flag offends someone, THEY ARE IN THE WRONG COUNTRY. Threatening to throw away American Flags? No matter what size they are...if I ever come across this bank, Heaven help them! My family has long service years in the Marines and Air Force so they best get ready for a chewing out.

[TheWhitecloud48]

am going to call my bank if they are ass with Bank of American am putting my account I have a son In the USMC this piss me off

[Alltel12k]

Thumbs up for Cpl. Chris Fowlkes,the FALLEN MARINE in the Video.

[Alltel12k]

Bank Or America? Really? They're just as bad as Wells Fargo! W.F. put up a sign in my city,I was not able to read the sign because it was ONLY in Spanish!!! Thanks to several other AMERICANS the sign was taken down in I believe less than a week because WE were PISSED! This country is AMERICA and not MEXICO or any other,keep your other languages off our billboards! Wells Fargo and Bank Of Assholes do not care for America,they ONLY care for themselves!

[DontWantChannels]

The bank does not own a portion of their property that's by the street. He had absolutely no right taking the flags. Perhaps someone could let that person know it's illegal to steal.

[ledias65]

how in Gods name does a person residing in America get offended by an American flag. someone needs to slap the sense into this fool