Al, No need to apologize. You have every right to make these statements. I too spent 22 years of my life defending and honoring this country and its great symbol " OUR FLAG ". To see these animals desecrating and burning our flag makes me sick. As our " COMMANDER in CHIEF " stated, anyone that desecrates or burns a U.S. flag in protest should be sentenced to a minimum 1 year in jail. Additionally, I would recommend that upon their release, their U.S. citizenship be revoked and they be given a one-way ticket to the country of their choice. Never to return to this great country.