National Park Service Maintains It Did Not Order Removal of US Flag Ahead of Memorial Day

The National Park Service (NPS) dismissed claims that it ordered the removal of an American flag at a popular park in Alaska ahead of Memorial Day Weekend. The NPS denied accusations that it instructed a construction crew working on a bridge in Denali National Park to no longer fly the flag from their vehicles or heavy equipment because it distracted from the park experience. “Reports that a National Park Service (NPS) official ordered the removal of an American flag from a Denali bridge construction worker’s vehicle at Denali National Park are false,” according to a statement on Sunday. “At no time did an NPS official seek to ban the American flag from the project site or associated vehicles. The NPS neither administers the bridge project contract, nor has the authority to enforce terms or policies related to the contract or contractors performing the work. The American flag can be seen at various locations within Denali National Park – at park facilities and campsites, on public and private vehicles, and at employee residences – and we welcome its display this Memorial Day weekend and every day,” the statement continued....