Col. Van Barfoot (US Army - Ret.) passed away on March 2nd, at the age of 92.
As a Sergeant fighting in Italy during WWII, Barfoot was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 23, 1944. Here is the writeup:
http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/2625/barfoot-van-t.php
More recently, Col. Barfoot waged another heroic campaign, when he flew our nation's flag from a flagpole in front of his house. His neighborhood HOA threatened to sue him for the display, until outcry from the public and local lawmakers shamed them into submission.
Col. Barfoot flew that flag in his front yard until just a few days before his passing.
Godspeed, Colonel ...
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